Multi-vehicle crash causes traffic standstill on I-290 eastbound, Bureau County IL


A multi-vehicle crash involving two minivans has caused a complete traffic standstill on I-290 eastbound near York. Some people, including a woman and a man wearing camouflage, left the scene on foot. No injuries have been reported so far.
Audio|Source: Illinois State Police Troops 1,2,3,4,5
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Transcript:
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Right, the female walked off before I can get to where traffic is completely at a standstill.
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And there was a male in camouflage that I advised to walk off the highway.
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I don't know where the female went.
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Like I said, traffic is not moving at all, so I can't even move around here.
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23-269-10-4[2].
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I got it, uh,
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your I-90 eastbound approaching Wilson Avenue here.
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3562, you can disregard the crash 290 southbound at Beasterfield, 3100's handling.
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I've got a 1050[1] in the lane, 290 eastbound west of York, 290 eastbound west of York, two mini-vans in a lane, unknown which lane I'd have spring of life.
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for in rock code, too.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
1050: Traffic accident
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgement / Affirmative
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Location mentioned:
Bureau County, IL
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