CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Two people were killed and two others critically hurt after their vehicle crashed and fell from the Stevenson Expressway early Friday near Ashland Avenue.
At about 4:50 a.m., the car hit a concrete wall on northbound I-55 and went over the side of the expressway, according to preliminary information from Illinois State Police.
The car, occupied by four people, plummeted off the expressway and struck a light pole on the way down, state police said. The car came to a rest near Robinson Street and Archer Avenue.
Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, state police said. A man in his 20s and a woman, 21, were taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, Chicago fire officials said.
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The cause of the crash remains unknown, according to state police. The interstate remained open for travel.
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