Two people were killed and four others injured in a three-vehicle crash involving a garbage truck near Peotone in Will County.

About 11:20 a.m. Thursday, troopers responded to a crash on U.S. Route 45, south of Offner Road, which is between Manhattan and Peotone, according to a statement from Illinois State Police.

The area is northwest of Peotone and southeast of Manhattan.

The crash involved a garbage truck and two passenger vehicles, police said.

Four people have been taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries while two people were declared dead at the scene, police said.