ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, Ill. — The Rock Island County Coroner’s Office is reviewing details of a fatal accident that occurred on May 30. The accident happened at 9 a.m. in the 14700 block of 70th Street W.
A dump truck and a pickup truck crashed, leaving one driver dead and another with minor injuries. William Favri, 69, was driving the pickup truck when the accident occurred. Emergency responders arrived and pronounced him dead at the scene.
The driver of the dump truck, a 42-year-old Illinois man, sustained minor injuries and did not require hospitalization.
The accident resulted in a diesel fuel spill, which required cleanup efforts from the MABAS Division 39 hazmat team.
Multiple agencies assisted at the scene. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.