A semi-truck rollover accident on Interstate 57 caused the road to be closed for nearly three hours as emergency crews worked to clear the scene.

According to officials, the semi-truck was carrying 8,000 pounds of furniture when the 36-year-old truck driver swerved to avoid hitting a deer that was in the roadway. State police have stated that the driver may have been traveling at a high speed and this caused him to lose control of the truck when he swerved.

Both lanes of traffic were blocked as a result and traffic had to be rerouted to Illinois Route 17 for three hours. The man was transported to the hospital in order to be treated for his injuries and was also cited for improper lane usage as a result of the crash.

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Three people were killed and seven were injured in two car crashes on I-57 near Matoon.

One accident occurred before 3 p.m. when a van was rear ended by a semitrailer truck on Interstate 57. A 67-year-old van passenger was transported to Carle Foundation Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

The 56-year-old man was driving a semi-truck when he rear-ended a pickup truck when traffic began to slow. The pickup truck was pushed into the center median. The semi-truck then continued to driver and he struck a van. The van was also sent to the center median.

The truck continued until it hit the rear of a semi-truck that caused his vehicle to go off of the side of the road. The truck then flipped onto its side and caught fire.

There was also a fatality in the earlier accident that was between two semi-trailers. Both accident caused traffic on I-57 to rerouted for hours.

Truck drivers errors can cause serious accident that endanger all on the roadway. Our thoughts are with the victims in both accidents.