Video captured on the scene of a crash on I-57 in Illinois on Wednesday night shows catastrophic damage to the semi trucks involved. The crash occurred on July 2 in Shelby County, Illinois, north of Effingham.Two trucks collided on northbound I-57 at mile marker 169, resulting in injuries that sent ...more
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