3 hurt, 1 critically, after IDOT truck, passenger vehicle crash on Eisenhower Expressway, ISP says

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Sunday, April 10, 2022
3 hurt, 1 critically, after IDOT truck crash on Eisenhower, ISP says
Three people were hurt, one critically, after an IDOT truck was involved in a fiery crash on the Eisenhower Expressway, Illinois State Police said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Three people were hurt, one critically, in a fiery crash on the Eisenhower Expressway on Sunday morning.

It happened just before 5:30 a.m. in the eastbound lanes near the Damen Avenue exit ramp. Illinois State Police said the crash involved a passenger vehicle and an Illinois Department of Transportation truck.

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One person was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, ISP said.

All lanes of Interstate 290 eastbound near the Damen Avenue exit ramp were closed for the investigation around 5:30 a.m., but they have since been reopened and the accident scene has been cleared.