CALUMET PARK, ILL. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Southbound lanes on Interstate 57 were closed Friday after a fatal crash in south suburban Calumet Park.
Two vehicles collided about 2:06 a.m. in the southbound express lanes near 127th Street, Illinois State Police said. One of the vehicles went off the road, landed on train tracks and caught fire.
One person, whose age and gender weren’t immediately known, was pronounced dead, state police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not released details about the death.
Southbound traffic is being diverted from the expressway at 127th Street, state police said.
As @BernieTafoya is reporting this is the remaining vehicle from a horrific overnight crash on I-57 OB that resulted in a second vehicle going over the wall and on to RR tracks below. #Traffic still diverted at 127th as the investigation continues. #ChicagoTraffic @WBBMNewsradio pic.twitter.com/Wv10SeYp6g
— Traffic and Weather together on the 8s (@WBBM780Traffic)
February 28, 2020 (Source: Sun-Times Media Wire & Chicago Sun-Times 2019. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
