Deadly wrong-way crash shuts down northbound I-294 in north Chicago suburb - CBS Chicago
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Wrong-way drivers dies in crash on I-294 in Glenview
A driver was killed and two other people were injured after a wrong-way crash on I-294 in Glenview, Illinois, on Wednesday morning.
According to Illinois State Police, a car was driving southbound in the northbound lanes and hit a box truck near Golf Road just before 2 a.m.
The wrong-way driver was pronounced dead on the scene, ISP said.
A horrific, fiery wrong way crash between a car & box truck on NB I-294 north of Golf Road has left one person dead & closed NB 294 Dempster-Willow TFN. Use Milwaukee Ave, Waukegan Rd or the OB Edens/Route 41 . (Photos: Captured News). More at https://t.co/vhbRxCcLib pic.twitter.com/lWA3vXTnQU
— Kris Habermehl (@KrisHabermehl) June 25, 2025
The driver and passenger of the truck were taken to a local hospital. The extent of their injuries was not immediately released.
All northbound lanes were shut down just north of Golf Road and reopened before 7 a.m.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
This is a developing story.
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