One dead, several injured in crash on Kennedy Expressway on NW Side

A WOMAN WAS killed and others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the Kennedy Expressway on the Northwest Side at about 10:25 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, according to the Illinois State Police.

State police said they responded to a crash on the inbound expressway near Natoma Avenue involving five vehicles. Police said that three vehicles drove off the road, hit a light pole, and later became engulfed in flames. Videos on social media showed three vehicles on fire and a light pole falling onto the expressway.

One driver was pronounced deceased, police said, and other injuries were reported. The highway was shut down and reopened at approximately 3:35 a.m., police said…

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