PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD)– A Galesburg woman has been pronounced dead after a vehicle crash on I-74 Thursday morning.
According to the Peoria County Coroner’s Facebook, an Illinois State Trooper came across a vehicle collision on I-74 Eastbound involving a semi-trailer truck and a passenger vehicle.
The passenger vehicle was traveling eastbound in the right lane before losing control and striking a guardrail.
The impact with the guardrail sent the car into the left lane and into the path of a semi. The semi was unable to avoid striking the car. The car ended up in the median.
The 42-year-old female was transported to OSF Healthcare Saint Francis Medical Center in grave condition. She was pronounced deceased at 7:43 a.m. Thursday morning.
The identity is being withheld pending notification of family. The Illinois State Police are investigating.
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