Semi truck carrying plastic tubes rolls over Illinois Route 53 ramp
A semi-truck carrying plastic tubes rolled over on an Illinois Route 53 ramp in north suburban Chicago on Friday morning.
According to Illinois State Police, the semi-truck rolled over on the northbound ramp to westbound Lake Cook Road in Lake Zurich just before 5:45 a.m. Video from the scene shows dozens of blue tubes scattered on the ramp and on the grass near the roadway next to the overturned truck. Police initially said the tubes were made of metal, but later said they were made of plastic.
No injuries were reported.
ISP said traffic was able to get by on the left shoulder while crews removed the truck and the spilled cargo from the scene. The ramp was reopened shortly before 1 p.m.
The cause of the crash was not immediately known. CBS News Chicago has reached out to police for more information.
