Overview
- An early-morning three-vehicle collision on northbound I-57 near 127th Street in Blue Island left one person dead and two others hospitalized, according to the Illinois State Police.
- State police say a passenger car and an IDOT SUV had pulled onto the left shoulder after an initial collision and were struck by a third vehicle that hit them while stopped.
- An IDOT worker was among the injured and taken to a hospital with an unspecified condition, and a second injured person was also hospitalized.
- Both northbound lanes were closed for an active investigation and traffic was routed on the right shoulder while an ISP accident reconstruction team worked the scene.
- The cause of the crash and the identities of the victims have not been released and investigators have said the probe is ongoing, a development that echoes recent concerns about roadside worker safety after a May 30 fatal tollway incident.