Two killed in crash on State Route 3 last week

Two men were fatally injured in a crash last week on State Route 3.

According to the Illinois State Police, on Thursday, July 6 around 6:29 p.m., they responded to a two vehicle traffic crash on State Route 3, south of Sportsman Road, south of Waterloo.

Their preliminary information indicated that vehicle one struck the rear bumper of vehicle two. Vehicle one then left the roadway to the left, struck a tree and caught fire.

For more on this accident, please see this week’s print edition.