Multiple people were injured in a wrong-way crash in the west suburbs on Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said.
Sunday, April 6, 2025 10:42PM
An Itasca, Illinois crash on I-290 impacted traffic for hours on Sunday morning. Westbound lanes were shut down at Meacham Road.
ITASCA, Ill. (WLS) — Multiple people were injured in a wrong-way crash in the west suburbs on Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said.
ISP said the crash happened on westbound Interstate 290, near Meacham Road in Itasca, just after 3 a.m.
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The two-vehicle crash caused life-threatening injuries, ISP confirmed. Multiple people were hospitalized.
All westbound lanes were closed for hours at Meacham Road as police investigated. Lanes reopened just after 9 a.m.
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What led up to the crash was not immediately clear.
Authorities did not immediately provide further information.
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Multiple people were injured in a wrong-way crash in the west suburbs on Sunday morning, Illinois State Police said.