Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 3:32 PM Friday to a report of crash with injuries at 42.057382, -88.025531 (Route 53 and Interstate 90 Arlington Heights, IL). Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report from Tollway workers that there was a crash at Interstate 90 and Route 53.
Schaumburg Fire Department was initially dispatched to this call reported as westbound I-90 at Route 53 at 3:25 p.m. Schaumburg firefighters on the scene reported the westbound crash was east of the ramps and that it appeared to be an Arlington Heights Fire Department call.
Arlington Heights was then dispatched at 3:32 p.m. and was on the scene about 3:45 p.m.
One person was reported injured on the scene.
Westbound I-90 was backed up past Route 83 by about 4:00 p.m. Friday.
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