Dan Ryan Partially Shut Down After Man Is Hit, Killed By Car
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Multiple lanes were blocked on the northbound Dan Ryan Expressway Monday afternoon, after a person was hit and killed by a car.
The accident happened on the Dan Ryan near 83rd Street, authorities said.
Authorities said a man was hit by a car as he walked into traffic. He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
The vehicle that struck the pedestrian was traveling in the northbound lane, according to Illinois State Police.
The driver was also taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, state police said.
All lanes were briefly blocked on the northbound side, but two lanes later reopened, while three more remained shut down. By 4:55 p.m., only two lanes were blocked.
Police and fire crews were seen at the scene, and paramedics were seen taking someone away on a stretcher.
