A double-fatal crash shut down part of a major expressway in the Chicago area during the Wednesday morning commute. Police said the two-vehicle crash happened just before 1 a.m. on eastbound Interstate 88 near Eola Road in Aurora, leaving at least one vehicle “fully engulfed in flames.
NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Drivers faced some early-morning backups on Wednesday following a deadly overnight crash along I-88 in the western suburbs. According to Illinois State Police Troopers, the crash unfolded around 12:45 a.m. along the eastbound lanes of I-88 at Eola Road in Aurora.
A two-vehicle crash on Interstate 88 in Aurora early Wednesday left two people dead and closed eastbound traffic for several hours, according to Illinois State Police. Troopers responded around 12:45 a.m.
Two vehicles crashed leaving one fully engulfed in flames and leaving two people dead on I-88 in Aurora early Wednesday, state police said. Few details were available about the deadly crash, which occurred at 12:45 a.m.