1 person dead, 3 others hurt in serious crash on I-294 in Chicago suburbs
DES PLAINES, Ill. (CBS) -- One person was killed, and three others were hurt in a serious crash on the Tri-State Tollway Friday afternoon.
The crash happened on the southbound Tri-State (I-294) near Golf Road.
As seen from Chopper 2, the front of a white pickup truck was wrecked, while another car was mangled and demolished beyond recognition – and left looking like so much shrapnel. Scant few crashes result in damage so severe.
The wreckage was stretched across three closed lanes. Illinois state police and local fire crews were on the scene to assist.
The three lanes will remain closed for some time as accident reconstruction will follow the rescue and cleanup efforts.
State Police confirmed that one person was killed. She has since been identified as 76-year-old Bernice Pawilan.
It was later revealed that three other people were hurt.
The southbound Tri-State was solid from just south of Lake Cook Road to the scene. Milwaukee Avenue or Rand Road to Dempster Street was advised as an alternate route.
