CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Several ramps to and from the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway could be closed for up to 10 hours after a tanker rolled over and leaked gasoline Wednesday in northwest suburban Des Plaines.
The tanker overturned about 7:40 a.m. on Elmhurst Road over I-90, according to Des Plaines police.
UPDATE: https://t.co/vYKLRpB7M8
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May 8, 2019 All tollway exit and entrance ramps at Elmhurst Road are still closed as of 10:30 a.m. and could remain closed for up to 10 hours, according to a tweet posted by the Illinois Tollway.
The driver had to be extricated from the wreckage, but was not seriously injured, police said. He was taken to a hospital to be checked out.
From Kris Habermehl in @SpotHero #Mobile780 we get the first glimpse of an overturned tanker truck on Elmhurst Rd over the @I_90_Tollway. The truck is leaking a flammable liquid and there is a massive emergency response. Avoid the area. #ChicagoTraffic @WBBMNewsradio pic.twitter.com/8DqJL5aY3d
— Beau Duran (@BeauDuran)
May 8, 2019 Gas began to leak from the tanker after the rollover, prompting extensive road closures in the area, according to police.
Northbound Elmhurst Road is also closed between Touhy Avenue and Oakton Street, Elk Grove Village police said shortly after 9 a.m. The closure could last up to 12 hours.
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