One dead, multiple people airlifted after head-on crash on Highway 20

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Published: May. 20, 2018 at 3:44 PM CDT
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Illinois State Police were on the scene of a multiple vehicle crash on Highway 20 near Lyons Hill, just west of Stockton.

Police say around 1:45 p.m. Sunday, a Mercedes SUV traveling west on Highway 20 crossed the center line and hit the back of a semi-trailer going east.

Then, the SUV hit another GMC pickup truck head-on.

Police say multiple people have been airlifted to local hospitals with serious injuries. There was one fatality, Fred R. Krischon, 88, of Yorkville, IL.

Illinois State Police are on scene along with the Crash Reconstruction Unit.