Lanes were closed for hours and a motorcyclist was killed following an overnight multi-vehicle crash in the suburbs.
According to the Illinois State Police, the three-unit crash occurred at approximately 12:44 a.m. on I-55 Northbound at Woodward in DuPage County.
At that time, a motorcycle was traveling on the I-355 southbound ramp to I-55 northbound when the driver crashed, ISP said. The motorcycle landing on the northbound lanes of I-55, and the driver was ejected onto the southbound lanes, police added.
Another vehicle traveling in the I-55 northbound lanes struck the motorcycle, ISP said, leading to a rollover.
A third vehicle traveling on I-55 southbound was unable to stop and struck the driver of the motorcycle, police said.
The motorcycle driver was pronounced dead on the scene, police added.
No other injures were reported.
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Southbound and northbound lanes on I-55 near the crash remained closed for hours as police worked to investigate and clear the scene. Roads were opened as of 5:46 a.m., ISP said.
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