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Fatal crash involving 3 big rigs snarls Memorial Day traffic on Interstate 70 near Plainfield, Indiana

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Fatal crash involving 3 big rigs snarls Memorial Day traffic on Interstate 70 near Plainfield, Indiana
An investigation is ongoing in the exact cause of a multi-vehicle fatality accident on Saturday, May 28, 2023, along Interstate 70 near Plainfield, Ind. (Courtesy: Indiana State Police)
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Wreckage from a multi-vehicle, fatality accident is shown strewn along Interstate 70 near Plainsfield, Ind. (Courtesy: Indiana State Police)

PLAINFIELD, Ind. — One person died and several others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the afternoon of Saturday, May 27, along Interstate 70 near Plainfield, Indiana.

According to the Indiana State Police, the accident involved three tractor-trailers and four passenger vehicles.

The crash closed the eastbound lanes of I-70 for nearly six hours while investigators worked and the wreckage was removed, a news release stated.

A preliminary investigation determined that an 18-wheeler failed to stop for traffic that had backed up due to a previous crash and rammed into stopped vehicles, according to the news release.

Two vehicles rolled over, and several others received heavy damage. Police didn’t identify the deceased.

The investigation is ongoing.

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Fatal crash involving 3 big rigs snarls Memorial Day traffic on Interstate 70 near Plainfield, Indiana

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