Joliet woman dies in Interstate 80 crash near Ottawa involving 6 others injured in minivan

A 36-year-old woman died following a two-vehicle crash Monday night involving a semi-trailer and a minivan on Interstate 80, the Illinois State Police said in an email.

ISP responded to a crash at 6:45 p.m. on I-80 eastbound at mile marker 86 near Ottawa, police said. All lanes of traffic were closed until 11:28 p.m.

The Kia Sedona minivan driven by a 30-year-old Joliet man struck the rear of the semi-trailer causing the minivan to leave the roadway and overturn, police said.

“Six other minivan occupants were also transported with injuries,” police said. “Including a 30-year-old male occupant and five juvenile passengers, ages range from one to 14 years old.”

Police said no injuries for the semi-trailer driver were immediately reported.