Authorities have recognized the 3 males killed when a small aircraft crashed Tuesday on I-55 in downstate Lincoln.
The occupants have been 22-year-old Mitchell W. Janssen of Princeville, 30-year-old Kevin G. Chapman of Urbana and 33-year-old Matthew R. Hanson of Pulaski, Wisconsin, consistent with a observation from Illinois State Police.
The airplane burst into flames after crashing in the midst of the freeway, consistent with state police. The crash passed off at 8:49 a.m. about 35 miles northeast of Springfield in Logan County.
In a observation, the FAA mentioned the airplane, a single-engine, four-seat Cessna 172, was once destroyed. The NTSB is main an investigation.
Road closures lasted till about 2:30 p.m., state police mentioned.
In January, former mayor of Springfield Frank Edwards and his spouse, Sangamon County Coroner Cinda Edwards, have been two of the 3 other people killed when a small airplane crashed in unincorporated Sangamon County.