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Three children suffer life-threatening injuries in I-294 crash

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- All southbound lanes of Interstate 294 are reopened near mile post 50.5 after Sunday Illinois State Police investigated a crash that left at least one person hospitalized Sunday. 

According to ISP, three vehicles crashed on I-294 near mile post 50.5 in Cook County around 2:25 p.m. 

Three children were transported to local hospitals with life-threatening injuries.

The southbound lanes of I-294 were closed for the investigation, and traffic was being diverted to Lake-Cook Road. The road was reopened shortly after 6:30 p.m.

This is a developing story. 

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