IDOT worker help 2 women escape fiery crash on Illinois expressway

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Illinois Department of Transportation worker helped two women escape a fiery crash on I-90 early Friday morning. 

A Toyota Camry struck the left concrete median, spun out, and stopped in the second lane before it caught on fire, according to Illinois State Police.

The IDOT official arrived on the scene first around 2 a.m. near Addison Street, and was able to help the two women, 18 and 19 years old, out of the burning vehicle, ISP said.

The two women were taken to a local hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. 

No further information was immediately available. 

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