By WMBD TV
NORMAL, Ill. (WMBD) — One person is dead and two more were injured after two motorcycles crashed on Interstate 55 in Normal.
Just before 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, Illinois State Police troopers responded to the crash near mile marker 166, said Trooper Shannon Barrea.
She said a group of motorcycles was traveling north on I-55 when a bike towards the front had a mechanical failure and went down. It was also struck by a second bike.
One biker, a 20-year-old man, was declared dead at the scene and two others were taken to the hospital with injuries.
According to the McLean County Coroner’s Office, they will identify the man after they have notified his next of kin. An autopsy has been scheduled for May 11, 2026.
The interstate was closed at Main Street in Normal but all lanes were reopened at around 1:12 a.m.
WMBD TV first reported on this story. You can read the original story online at CIProud.com.
