Semi-truck overturns on I-290 in Chicago's west suburbs, prompting road closures
Semi-truck overturns on I-290 in Chicago's west suburbs, prompting road closures
A semi-truck tipped onto its side on westbound I-290 at IL-83 in the western suburbs, spilling salt across the roadway and shutting down multiple lanes.
ELMHURST, Ill. - A semi-truck tipped onto its side on westbound I-290 at IL-83 in the western suburbs, spilling salt across the roadway and shutting down multiple lanes.
Crash Involving Semi-Truck in DuPage County
What we know:
The incident happened just after 1:20 p.m. Wednesday in DuPage County.
The semi-truck overturned onto its left side, spilling salt from its dump trailer onto IL-83, according to Illinois State Police.
Both northbound and southbound lanes on IL-83 were temporarily closed. The left and center lanes of westbound I-290 were also closed, with traffic passing through in the right lane, police said.
As of around 7:30 p.m., the scene was cleared. IDOT was called to the scene to assist with traffic control as crews worked to cleanup the rest of the debris and salt.
What we don't know:
No injuries were reported.
We'll bring more updates to this story as they become available.