Route 251 lane closes in Peru after hydraulic fluid leak, after tractor with farm implement strikes overpass

Leak occurs in area between bridges

Peru Police work the scene of a tractor and tandem disk that leaked hydraulic fluid on the shoulder of Illinois Route 251 and 7th Street overpass on Monday, April 28, 2025. Peru Fire, Illinois Department of Transportation and Peru police responded to the incident. — Peru police respond to the scene of a tractor and tandem disc that leaked hydraulic fluid Monday, April 28, 2025, on the shoulder of Route 251 and Seventh Street overpass. Illinois Department of Transportation, along with Peru police and fire responded. (Scott Anderson)

April 28, 2025 at 5:11 pm CDT

A John Deere 9RX Tractor hauling a disc leaked hydraulic fluid Monday for about a half mile on Route 251 in the area of the U.S. 6 bridge to the Seventh Street bridge in Peru.

The tractor with a farm implement clipped the overpass.

Traffic is limited to one lane northbound on Route 251. Illinois Department of Transportation, along with Peru police and fire responded.

Peru police, in a 5 p.m. update, said IDOT workers are on scene investigating whether the Seventh Street bridge was damaged by a passing vehicle, possibly a farm implement.

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Peru firefighters respond to the scene of a tractor and equipment that leaked hydraulic fluid on the shoulder of Route 251 and Seventh Street overpass on Monday, April 28, 2025. Traffic is limited to one lane northbound on Route 251. Illinois Department of Transportation, along with Peru police and fire responded. (Scott Anderson)