Illinois
One killed in southern Illinois crash involving a garbage truck
By West Kentucky Star Staff
Jul. 07, 2024 | 04:58 PM
| WILLIAMSON COUNTY
A crash that involved a garbage truck shortly before noon Saturday in Hurst claimed one life.
The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says their preliminary investigation shows that a garbage truck was traveling south on Illinois 149, when the driver lost control and collided with an SUV traveling in the northbound lane.
The driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene.
Names of those involved have not yet been released, and the accident reconstruction investigation is continuing.