US: 2 killed, 1 injured in Chicago expressway crash

Two people were killed and ar was seriously injured when an SUV crashed along a Chicago expressway, halting traffic for hours on city's South Side, police said.Illiis State Police said SUV was traveling at high speed when driver lost control and vehicle slammed into a concrete barrier about 11 p.m. Tuesday, flipped and became pinned against a pole.

Firefighters extricated driver and passengers, who were trapped inside crushed vehicle, police said.Two people were taken to a hospital before being prounced dead, while a third was being treated for serious injuries, police said.Traffic came to a stand-still as emergency crews worked at scene, diverting vehicles around crash scene. State police closed all lanes of expressway but reopened m about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. crash remains under investigation, police said.

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