Woman, child injured after jumping onto I-90 at Jane Byrne Interchange, Illinois State Police say

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois State Police said a woman and child were critically injured after jumping off the I-290 flyover ramp onto northbound I-90 at the Jane Byrne Interchange Monday afternoon.

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State police said troopers responded shortly after 12:30 p.m. to a report of bodies in the northbound I-90 roadway near the westbound I-290 flyover ramp. When they arrived they found a woman and a child in the northbound lanes.

State police said the woman had life-threatening injuries and the child had non-life threatening injuries. The Chicago Fire Department said both were taken to Stroger Hospital. The mother is about 30 years old and is in critical to grave condition. The child, a 5-year-old girl, is listed in serious to critical condition.

Fire officials said witnesses told them someone told the woman not to jump but she reached over, grabbed the girl's hand and did jump.

Illinois State Police said this was an open and active ongoing investigation. They did not release any further details. Neither the woman nor child have been identified.