CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A 17-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man died in a crash Tuesday evening after their vehicle lost control on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
The southbound car veered into a sign pole at about 11 p.m. and struck a median wall in the express lanes near 67th Street, according to Illinois State Police.
The 35-year-old driver and teenage passenger died at the scene, while another passenger — a 16-year-old boy — went to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, state police said.
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The southbound express lanes were closed for six hours for an investigation, state police said.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t released details on the fatalities.
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