Southwest Side, IL : 1 killed in tanker crash on I-55 on the Southwest Side, lanes closed on Sunday, 14th July 2019

Authorities closed lanes on Interstate 55 Sunday on the Southwest Side after a fatal crash caused a large fire.

Northbound lanes were closed about 1:45 a.m. at Cicero Avenue because a truck tanker carrying an unknown material, possibly gasoline, crashed and subsequently caught fire, but reopened about 4:20 p.m. Illinois State Police said.

About 1:20 a.m., the truck was northbound on I-55 near Cicero when the driver lost control and the truck flipped over, state police said. The truck then slammed into the concrete barrier wall and burst into flames.

The male driver was ejected in the collision, state police and the Chicago Fire Department said. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

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