COOK COUNTY, IL – A two tractor-trailer crash left a 26-year-old man dead on I-294 in Cook County Thursday morning, the Daily Herald reported.
The collision happened before 9:20 am. A tractor-trailer collided with a tractor-trailer on the right side of the road. It managed to hit a concrete median barrier.
Police said one tractor-trailer driver was killed. The man was Iliyan Shopski, 26, of Des Plaines. He was taken to a local hospital, where he died.
Police did not specify which driver Shopski was. The other driver in the collision suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital.
It is unclear if citations were issued. The case is under investigation.
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