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Trucker dies in semi crash on Kennedy on Northwest Side

All lanes are back open after a semi that was hauling meat, crashed about 11:35 p.m. Wednesday near Belmont Avenue, state police said

Cars sit in traffic on the Kennedy Expressway as Thanksgiving holiday travel heads into full swing on November 21, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. AAA predicts 55.4 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the holiday weekend, while TSA expects to screen more than 2.5 million travelers today and tomorrow and nearly 3 million on Sunday after the holiday. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Cars sit in traffic on the Kennedy Expressway as Thanksgiving holiday travel heads into full swing on November 21, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. AAA predicts 55.4 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the holiday weekend, while TSA expects to screen more than 2.5 million travelers today and tomorrow and nearly 3 million on Sunday after the holiday.
(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The driver of a semi truck hauling meat has died after a crash on the Kennedy Expressway on the city's Northwest Side.

The truck overturned about 11:35 p.m. in the southbound lanes at Belmont Avenue blocking the local lanes, state police said.


The driver was transported to an area hospital an pronounce deceased, state police said.

As of 6:30 a.m., all lanes were back open, after earlier, southbound traffic was getting through using the two right lanes.

No further information is available.

All lanes are back open after a semi that was hauling meat, crashed about 11:35 p.m. Wednesday near Belmont Avenue, state police said