Dump truck loses wheels on Route 1
A dump truck lost two wheels, leading to a three-vehicle accident on Illinois Route 1 Tuesday afternoon.
According to Illinois State Police District, the driver of a 1996 Mack dump truck, Howard D. Ritchie, age 63, of Bone Gap, was northbound on Route 1, just north of Wabash County Road N 820, when two tires separated from the axle on his vehicle. One tire left the roadway; however, the second tire proceeded into the southbound lane of Illinois Route 1, striking head-on the 2006 Sterling truck tractor, driven by Jeremy S. Hoskins, age 36, of Carmi.
After the collision, Hoskins vehicle skidded into the northbound lane, striking the 2006 Pontiac Montana vehicle, driven by Thomas M. Miller, age 52, of Mt. Carmel.
