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Person hospitalized after vehicle overturns into ditch off I-55 in Plainfield

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- A driver was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after their vehicle ran off the roadway and overturned in a ditch Tuesday evening.

Illinois State Police troopers responded to the crash on Interstate 55 northbound at U.S. Route 30 a little after 6 p.m., according to an ISP statement.

One occupant of the vehicle was transported via helicopter to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Around 6:43 p.m., the southbound lanes were shut down for the helicopter to land. The roadway was reopened around 7 p.m.

State police provided no further information.

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