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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may 28 the was Sunday so which day was it sat or sun