I-90 crash causes large fuel spill near Ohio Street feeder ramp; road reopens: Illinois State Police

IDOT was on scene to clean up mess

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Thursday, September 28, 2023
I-90 crash causes large fuel spill downtown Chicago: state police
A Kennedy Expressway crash caused a large fuel spill on I-90 near the Ohio Street feeder ramp Thursday, snarling Chicago traffic, police said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A large fuel spill on the Kennedy Expressway Thursday morning snarled traffic in downtown Chicago.

The Illinois Department of Transportation was on the scene about 10 a.m., after a crash caused the spill on southbound Interstate 90 near the Ohio Street feeder ramp, Illinois State Police said.

Three lanes were closed, while crews cleaned up the mess.

The incident caused large backups in the area.

State police said the crash took place just after 9:15 a.m. and involved multiple vehicles.

Three people were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries.

The road reopened about 10:30 a.m.

On Wednesday morning, seven people were injured in a chain-reaction crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway partly due to a fuel spill.