Accident News Reports

• Coroner IDs 2 killed in Pontoon Beach head-on crash on Route 162

  • Illinois
  • Pontoon Beach
  • IL-162

  • source: Bing
  • 35 views
  • Apr 07, 2026 08:46am
  EDWARDSVILLE - The identities of two people killed in a Sept. 19 crash on Illinois Route 162 in Pontoon Beach were released Monday by the Madison County Coroner's Office. Jody M. Rinderer, 47, and ... Read More

• SUV driver killed in crash near Shelbyville, cops report

  • Illinois
  • Neoga
  • I-57

  • source: Bing
  • 105 views
  • Oct 05, 2025 10:45am
  Police say a 47-year-old man was killed after his SUV drifted into the path of a semi-truck hauling a grain hopper trailer on Illinois Route 16 near Shelbyville. Read More

• Fatal crash near Millstadt

  • Illinois
  • Columbia
  • IL-158

  • source: Bing
  • 172 views
  • Sep 27, 2025 7:27pm
  A fatal crash occurred early Saturday morning near Millstadt in St. Clair County. Emergency personnel responded shortly before 5 a.m. to Route 163 southbound near Cemetery Road north of ... Read More

• Two fatal crashes on Illinois Route 16 in Coles County

  • Illinois
  • IL-53

  • source: Bing
  • 106 views
  • Jul 11, 2025 09:05am
  Two separate crashes near Mattoon on Thursday night resulted in the deaths of two men, according to Coles County Coroner Ed Schniers.The first incident occurred ... Read More

• Emergency crews respond to Route 16 collision, traffic disruptions expected to continue

  • Illinois
  • Mattoon
  • IL-16

  • source: Bing
  • 80 views
  • Jul 10, 2025 8:25pm
  MATTOON, Ill. (WICS) - Crews are currently on scene of a traffic accident on Route 16 Eastbound and Lerna Road. Mattoon Police Department says this is a prolonged road closure and are asking drivers ... Read More

• Crash closes eastbound Illinois 16 near Coles County airport

  • Illinois
  • Mattoon
  • IL-16

  • source: Bing
  • 248 views
  • Jul 10, 2025 6:45pm
  A Charleston Police Department squad car blocks traffic along eastbound Illinois 16 near the Coles County Memorial Airport following a crash Thursday involving a semitruck and a passenger car. MATTOON ... Read More

• Fatal car vs. semi crash closes eastbound Illinois 16 near Coles County airport

  • Illinois
  • Mattoon
  • IL-16

  • source: Bing
  • 82 views
  • Jul 10, 2025 6:45pm
  A Charleston Police Department squad car blocks traffic along eastbound Illinois 16 near the Coles County Memorial Airport following a crash Thursday involving a semitruck and a passenger car. UPDATE: ... Read More

• Traffic accident closes Route 16 at Lerna Road in Mattoon

  • Illinois
  • Mattoon
  • IL-16

  • source: Bing
  • 402 views
  • Jul 10, 2025 6:18pm
  Route 16 is closed at Lerna Road in Mattoon due to a traffic accident. The Mattoon Police Department said first responders are currently working on the scene. Drivers are urged to find alternate ... Read More

• Crash shut down Route 16 at Lerna Road in Mattoon

  • Illinois
  • Mattoon
  • IL-16

  • source: Bing
  • 92 views
  • Jul 10, 2025 6:18pm
  Route 16 was closed at Lerna Road in Mattoon Thursday night due to a bad crash. Photos from the scene showed a truck badly burnt out. WAND News is working t ... Read More

• UPDATE: IL Route 16 lanes reopened following Coles Co. crash

  • Illinois
  • Route 3

  • source: Bing
  • 74 views
  • Jun 25, 2025 3:01pm
  Illinois State Police Troop 7 said all lanes are back open on IL Route 16 after being closed for over five hours following a crash Wednesday afternoon. At approximately 9:14 p.m., State Police ... Read More

• Crash blocking traffic lanes on Interstate 39 near Portage

  • Illinois
  • Hudson
  • I-39

  • source: Bing
  • 131 views
  • Jul 23, 2024 5:00pm
  PORTAGE, Wis. (WKOW) -- A crash is blocking lanes of traffic Wednesday on Interstate 39 near Portage. WisDOT said the crash happened at 2:44 p.m. at Wisconsin Highway 16. All lanes closed on I-39 ... Read More

• Overturned fire truck involved in Belleville crash

  • Illinois
  • Belleville

  • source: Bing
  • 101 views
  • Jan 09, 2024 04:30am
  A fire truck overturned in a Belleville crash on Tuesday morning.A call came around 6:05 a.m. after the fire truck collided with another vehicle on Route 161, near Carlyle Avenue. Authorities say ... Read More

• Serious Crash On Illinois Route 162 At Amberleigh Leaves 5 Injured

  • Illinois
  • Route 1

  • source: Bing
  • 153 views
  • Oct 26, 2023 11:57am
  MARYVILLE - Two were transported to trauma facilities in the St. Louis area after a pair of vehicles collided Thursday morning, Oct. 26, 2023, on Illinois ... Read More

• MATTOON - Six vehicles involved in two chain-reaction collisions in a road work zone along Illinois Route 16 near the Interstate 57 overpass resulted in two people being ...

  • Illinois
  • Mattoon
  • I-57

  • source: Bing
  • 20 views
  • Apr 27, 2004 10:00pm
  Names of the victims and drivers were not available Tuesday afternoon, but police indicated two people were taken from the scene after two separate three-vehicle crashes occurred where state workers ... Read More

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