Semi, car crash leaves slabs of sheet metal on Kennedy, 'extended delays' expected on Northwest Side
Scraps of sheet metal that slid off a semi truck during a crash with a car has caused the closure of multiple lanes on the Kennedy Expressway Wednesday morning on the Northwest Side.
Around 6:50 a.m., state troopers responded to a two-vehicle crash at Kostner Avenue near the split with the Edens Expressway involving a semi, Illinois state police said.
One person was taken to an area hospital where their condition wasn’t immediately known, state police said.
The left three lanes on the Kennedy were blocked by the crash and the right three lanes on the Edens Expressway side — which is nearby — are currently blocked by larges pieces of sheet metal, officials said.
Extended delays are expected and motorists are urged to seek an alternate route.