1 dead, 3 injured after 4-vehicle crash on I-290 near Homan, Illinois State Police say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- At least one person has died and three others were injured after a four-vehicle crash early Sunday morning on the Eisenhower Expressway, Illinois State Police said.

The crash happened around 2:15 a.m. in the westbound lanes of I-290 near Homan Avenue, police said.

A driver traveling with two passengers in the far left lane lost control of their vehicle for an unknown reason, police said. That car veered to the right across all four lanes of traffic and was struck by two other cars traveling in the same direction.

The car that continued onto the right shoulder and rolled over onto a fourth car that was stopped in the right shoulder for an unknown reason, police said.

The driver who was sitting in the fourth car in the right shoulder lane was gravely injured by the impact and was pronounced at the scene, police said.

The driver and two other passengers in the first vehicle that lost control were all injured and transported to local hospitals, police said. The drivers of the two other vehicles in the crash refused medical attention.

Video of the scene showed one of the vehicles involved in the crash overturned on its side. The crash was initially believed to have only involved two vehicles.

The identity of the person who died was not immediately known.

Illinois State Police continue to investigate.