COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, Ill. (WLS) -- One man was killed and another was seriously hurt while helping a relative who ran out of gas Thursday morning on Interstate 57 near Country Club Hills.
Illinois State Police say the driver of a white SUV lost control and hit the men as they were refilling the gas tank around 7 a.m.
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The medical examiner has not yet released the identity of the man who died. The second man who was injured remains hospitalized.
All northbound lanes of I-57 were shut down near I-80 in the south suburbs for several hours.
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Police say the driver who hit the men remained on the scene and is cooperating with investigators.
