Emergency crews are reportedly on the scene of a three-vehicle accident on southbound I-57 between the Olympian Drive exit and the I-74 exit. Three vehicles and a tractor-trailer were involved, according to initial reports. Follow this developing story on The News-Gazette, or check back here for updates.

Three people, including a man from Champaign, were injured in a two-vehicle accident on I-72 on Friday afternoon near Decatur. The 25-year old Champaign man was reportedly driving a Humvee eastbound at 2:55 p.m. when he was rear-ended by a Chevrolet Impala driven by a 20-year-old man from Roberts. The collision caused the Humvee to… Read More

A 29-year-old man from Fisher was killed in an accident near Foosland on Thursday night. Authorities say the accident occurred at 8:07 p.m. at the intersection of Illinois 47 and County Road 3200 N.  The victim was driving south on I-47 and slowing down to turn east on 3200 N. when a vehicle driven by… Read More

One woman was sent to the hospital after a car accident occurred at a Champaign intersection after the car that she was riding in was struck. According to police, the accident occurred at 12:30 p.m. when an 18-year-old man was traveling at the intersection of Mattis and Kirbey Lane and failed to see a vehicle… Read More

After a hit-and-run car accident on Tuesday, an Urbana driver suspected of causing the accident has been arrested.  The 31-year old man is being charged with a felony for leaving the scene of a personal-injury accident and driving without insurance. According to Urbana police reports, the accident occurred at around 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday on… Read More

According to a report from the U.S Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Safety Database, farm vehicles are mostly involved in rear-end collisions because it can be hard to determine the speed of a slow moving vehicle. Also, it can be difficult to slow down in time when your car is traveling at a speed of… Read More

Adverse weather conditions are blamed for an accident that occurred Thursday morning on Interstate 57, south of Tantoul. A twenty-year-old woman from Chicago Ridge was driving southbound in the right lane with another woman around 7:45 a.m. when she lost control of her car after hitting a patch of ice. Her vehicle crashed into an… Read More