I-90 shut down after semi rollover injures EMS worker in Hoffman Estates

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A semi-truck crash early Monday shut down all westbound lanes of Interstate 90 in Hoffman Estates after an EMS worker and a truck driver were injured.

What we know:

State police responded to the crash just before 2 a.m. near milepost 61 on westbound I-90. A preliminary investigation found that a semi struck a vehicle that had been stopped at the scene of an earlier crash involving an ambulance.

The impact caused the semi-truck to roll onto its side, pushing the stationary vehicle into an EMS worker who was on scene. The EMS worker and the driver of the semi-truck were taken to area hospitals with injuries.

All westbound lanes of I-90 were closed as a result of the crash, with traffic being diverted to Barrington Road. No additional details were immediately available.

The Source: The information in this report came from Illinois State Police.

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