Trucker dies after trailer catches fire during 5-semi crash in Southern Illinois
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A driver was killed in a six-vehicle crash Wednesday near Vandalia after veering off the road and becoming trapped inside his tractor-trailer, which caught fire.
Robert A. Todoran, 42, of Hammond, Louisiana, was killed in the crash, which involved five tractor-trailers and one car, according to an Illinois State Police news release.
Todoran was driving on westbound I-70 near milepost 64, where traffic was stopped due to road construction. Todoran failed to slow down and rear-ended a 2014 Ford Fusion at about 2:20 p.m.
The crash caused a chain reaction, according to the press release, involving six total vehicles, four of which were tractor-trailers.
Todoran's tractor-trailer veered off the interstate and down a hill, where it caught fire. Todoran was trapped inside the tractor-trailer and killed, according to the press release.
The drivers of the other four tractor-trailers were:
- Carlos Perez, 45, of the Bronx, New York.
- Benjamin B. Booker, 50, whose residency was not immediately available.
- Peter O. Lingenfelter, 50, of New Castle, Pennsylvania.
- Kenneth C. Woodhouse, 45, of Cedar Key, Florida.
Jon P. Wingo, 27, of Springfield, was driving the car with two passengers: Rachel M. Wingo, 51, of Brownstown, and a girl. All three were taken to the hospital.
Information on the extent of their injuries was not immediately available.
This story was originally published June 21, 2018 at 11:13 AM with the headline "Trucker dies after trailer catches fire during 5-semi crash in Southern Illinois."