12-year-old boy, two adults killed in I-94 crash on South Side ID'd: officials

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 12-year-old boy was among three people killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Chicago's South Side early Sunday morning, officials said.

The crash happened at about 1:52 a.m. on southbound Interstate 94 at the Interstate 57 split, Illinois State Police said.

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Footage from the scene indicates that multiple vehicles were involved in the crash, which left three people dead.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office later identified them as 12-year-old Joseph Chacon, 52-year-old Gregory Chacon and 34-year-old Gloria Arias.

What caused the crash was not immediately clear.

All I-94 southbound lanes were temporarily closed at 95th Street. They reopened at about 7:27 a.m., ISP.

Officials did not immediately provide further information.

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