CHICAGO – Portions of a Chicago expressway left icy by a wintry blast that brought overnight snowfall led to a pileup involving of dozens of vehicles early Wednesday, sending 14 people to hospitals, officials said.
About 50 vehicles were involved in the 5 a.m. pileup along the Kennedy Expressway, the Chicago Fire Department said. The crash prompted Illinois State Police to close all of the expressway's southbound lanes near Chicago's North Avenue for about three hours, and multiple northbound lanes also were closed temporarily.
Chicago fire officials said 14 people were transported to area hospitals and 32 others were evaluated at the scene. Officials said that low traction along expressway was responsible for the collisions.
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