Lanes Reopened After Crash Involving Semi-Truck On I-57 Near 123rd Street

CHICAGO (CBS)-- All inbound lanes of Interstate 57 have reopened, after a car rear-ended a semi-trailer truck and rolled onto its side early Friday morning.

Illinois State Police said a 2008 Cadillac was headed north on I-57 near 123rd Street around 1:20 a.m., when it struck the rear end of a 2007 Freightliner semi-trailer truck.

The Cadillac then flipped onto its side on the right side of the interstate. The people inside the Cadillac ditched the vehicle and fled the scene.

The truck driver was not injured.

Two inbound lanes were closed shortly after the crash, and all inbound lanes were closed around 3:20 a.m. as crews worked to remove the damaged vehicles from the road. All lanes reopened at about 6:35 a.m.

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