Woman dies after overnight I-57 crash near Ludlow

LUDLOW, Ill. (WCIA) — A woman from Chicago was pronounced dead Friday morning following a crash on I-57 overnight.

The crash happened at 12:48 a.m. near Ludlow. Officials from the Illinois State Police said it involved two vehicles — a semi-truck and a passenger car — and multiple victims were taken to the hospital with injuries.

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One person in the passenger car died from their injuries at Carle Hospital in Urbana. Champaign County Coroner Laurie Brauer identified her as 69-year-old Elease Tolar, adding that she died at 7:03 a.m. An autopsy has been scheduled.

The circumstances of the crash are under investigation by the Illinois State Police…

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