Child killed in I-290 rollover crash in Chicago's west suburbs identified
A few deadly crashes on I-290
Police responded to a few deadly crashes on the Eisenhower this morning.
BELLWOOD, Ill. - A three-vehicle rollover crash on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago’s western suburbs left a child dead and two others hospitalized late Sunday morning.
What we know:
Troopers responded to I-290’s westbound lanes at 25th Street in Bellwood around 11:10 a.m., according to Illinois State Police.
The child killed was identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as 11-year-old Iker Paredes of Chicago.
All westbound lanes of I-290 were closed for the crash investigation, with traffic being diverted onto 17th Street, ISP said.
All lanes reopened around 4 p.m.
What we don't know:
It remains unclear what exactly caused the crash.
What's next:
ISP said the investigation is ongoing.
This was already the second deadly crash on the Eisenhower Expressway just on Sunday. The first one happened around 3 a.m. near Ashland Avenue in Chicago.