Chicago and Illinois State Police, firefighter/paramedics responded about 4:39 AM Friday to a report of crash with injuries at OB I-290 and Cicero Avenue Chicago, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics on arrival reported a rollover crash on the outbound Eisenhower Expressway at Cicero Avenue.
Chicago firefighters requested an EMS Plan 1 by about 4:47 a.m. A total of seven ambulances responded to the crash.
One person was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Eisenhower Expressway was completely blocked during rescue operations and remained blocked for an extended accident investigation of the SUV crash. One lane in the left shoulder was opened about 6:30 a.m.
The backup extended to about Western Avenue at 6:25 a.m.
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