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Two Killed in Fiery West Loop Crash Under Eisenhower Expressway

Major Accident detectives have opened an investigation.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 2:19 a.m. to the 400 block of South Jefferson Street in the Near West Side.
  • A white sedan had struck a highway support column beneath the Eisenhower Expressway and caught fire.
  • Chicago Fire Department crews extinguished the blaze at the scene.
  • Two occupants were found inside the vehicle and were pronounced dead at the scene.
  • The Chicago Police Department's Major Accident Investigation Unit is handling the case, and authorities have not released the victims' identities.