1 dead, 2 critically injured in Stevenson Expressway crash

One person died and two others were critically injured in a crash on Interstate 55 Tuesday morning in DuPage County.

Three vehicles were involved in the crash which happened around 5 a.m. on the Stevenson Expressway near Joliet Road, according to Illinois State Police.

All soutbound lanes were closed as three people were taken to local hospitals with life-threatening injuries, police said.

One person died from their injuries, police said. Their identity has not been released.

At 8 a.m., all lanes of the expressway were reopened.

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