Two people are dead and four others injured after a head-on crash in Wilmington (Tuesday) night. State Police say it happened just before 10 pm on southbound I-55 near Lorenzo Road.

It was a wrong-way interstate driver who struck a passenger vehicle near the North River Road exit near the Kankakee River and Lorenzo Road. Police reported it caused a chain reaction crash, also involving semi’s.

It’s believed alcohol was involved. Traffic was diverted off to Lorenzo Road. All lanes were opened at 4:30 am.

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