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COLLINSVILLE, IL (KTVI) – The ramp to southbound Interstate 255 was closed at I-55/70 before dawn Tuesday after a tractor trailer overturned on the ramp.

The accident occurred around 5:15 a.m.

Firefighters had to extract two people from the cab of the tractor trailer. The extent of their injuries was not immediately known, but they were able to walk away from the accident scene.