FRANKLIN COUNTY – Three people were injured in a semi crash around 8:30 Wednesday night on northbound I-57 between West Frankfort and Benton.

According to Illinois State Police, the semi with trailer was traveling in the right lane, when for unknown reasons, it crossed into the right ditch and rolled. The driver, an adult passenger and a juvenile passenger were taken to a local area hospital with injuries.  

The right lane was shut down for the traffic crash investigation around 8:50 p.m. All lanes were back open around 10:10 p.m. The semi with trailer was set to be removed Thursday morning.

No further information is available at this time.