Three-Vehicle Crash in Highway 96 Construction Zone Injures Two

Quincy Hannibal Keokuk, IL, October 14, 2026 —

A three-vehicle crash in a construction zone on Highway 96 near Ursa, north of Quincy, left two people injured and resulted in a citation for the box truck driver, according to the information provided.

The crash occurred where traffic was being controlled by a flagger. The summary says the box truck driver failed to slow down for the controlled traffic before the incident. It does not provide further details about how the vehicles collided or identify the other vehicles involved.

The two injuries were reported, but their severity and the identities of those injured were not provided. The summary also does not say whether anyone was taken to a hospital or describe the condition of the box truck driver or the other people involved.

The driver of the box truck was cited. The specific citation or alleged violation, as well as the driver’s name, was not provided. No information was available about the date or time of the crash, the exact location within the construction zone, or whether the incident affected traffic after the collision.

The available account does not include details about any investigation, inspection findings or additional enforcement action. It also does not identify the agency that issued the citation. The reported circumstances connect the crash to traffic being directed by a flagger and the truck driver’s failure to slow down, but no further account of the sequence of events was provided.

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