A dashcam video captured a chain reaction extrication crash on the Tri-State Tollway in Gurnee, Illinois, near Six Flags Great America. The crash injured eight people.
The video captures a semi-truck rear-ending six cars that were stopped on I-94 near Exit 132 Monday evening.
Firefighters extricated two patients from the wreckage.
Eight people were transported area hospitals.
Illinois State Police are investigating the crash, and initially no charges were reported.
Gurnee, IL semi-trailer truck crash [Original Video/Lukami].
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