PLAINFIELD, Ill. (CBS) — A semi-trailer truck crash on Interstate 55 ended with chicken broth and disinfectant wipes on a bridge and the train tracks Sunday morning.
At 9:59 a.m., the Plainfield Fire Protection District was called after a semi left the highway on northbound I-55 just north of Route 30.
The truck fell from a highway overpass, fell onto the train tracks below and rolled over.
The truck was carrying packages of chicken broth and disinfectant wipes, which ended up everywhere.
A small diesel spill was contained by the Plainfield Fire Department.
The driver was out of the truck when fire personnel arrived and was being treated by Plainfield paramedics. The driver was taken to Ascension St. Joseph Joliet Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries
The driver of another vehicle involved in the accident refused medical treatment.
I-55 was shut down after the crash so crews could remove debris. Train traffic was also stopped until the semi was removed from the track.