A chain-reaction accident on Interstate 80/94 Thursday night led to eight vehicles crashing and seven people suffering minor injuries.

According to Indiana State Police, at 7:51 p.m., A 2008 Volvo semi-tractor trailer being driven by Ivan Georgiv, 56, of Chicago was traveling in the right center lane of eastbound I-80/94 at the 6.6. mile marker just east of Burr Street. Georgiv changed lanes to the right lane and struck a 2003 Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by Chester Woulard, 29, of Riverdale.

Woulard's Chevrolet spun across three lanes into the path of a 2003 Freightliner semi-tractor trailer driven by Joseph Malbouef, 29, of South Haven, Mich. The Freightliner struck the Chevrolet at a right angle.

A 2007 Kenworth semi-tractor trailer driven by Daniel Bolstad, 60, of Alexandria, Minn. was traveling behind the Freightliner and was unable to stop before rear-ending the Freightliner's trailer.

A 2006 Hyundai driven by Peter Leaman, 28, of Valparaiso was driving next to he Freightliner and Kenworth and was forced into the median barrier wall next to the two semis.

Three more vehicles were involved in a secondary crash attempting to avoid hitting vehicles involved in the first crash, police said.