1 killed, 1 seriously injured in Lockport head-on crash: Illinois State Police

State Street closed from Grandview Avenue to LaSalle Court for investigation
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
LOCKPORT, Ill. (WLS) -- One person was killed and another seriously injured in a head-on crash in south suburban Lockport Wednesday morning, Illinois State Police said.

State troopers responded just after 6:35 a.m. to Illinois Route 171 south of Riley Avenue in Lockport and found one driver deceased on the scene. The other driver was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, police said.
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All lanes of Route 171, or State Street, are shut down from Grandview Avenue to LaSalle Court for a crash investigation.

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No further information about what led to the crash or the identity of the person killed was immediately available.
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