3 tollway workers hit, 1 fatally, on I-294 in Des Plaines

Three tollway workers were hit, one fatally, on I-294 in Des Plaines, Illinois, early Saturday morning. 

Illinois State police said the three tollway maintenance workers were repairing potholes in the southbound lanes near milepost 41.5 when a vehicle hit them. 

Police said the three workers were taken to local hospitals. One of the workers later died. 

State police said all southbound lanes are shut down, and traffic will be diverted at Golf Road.

ISP said the driver remained on the scene. 

Officials confirmed the worker killed in the crash was an equipment operator and laborer who had worked with the Illinois Tollway for the past two years. 

"The Illinois Tollway Board and all Tollway staff are devastated by the loss of one of our Illinois Tollway roadway maintenance workers," officials said in a written statement," Tollway officials said in a written statement. "Roadway workers, police officers and everyday motorists are too often hurt, injured or worse because drivers are not following the Move Over Law. The Tollway reminds everyone to slow down and change lanes safely when approaching any vehicle with flashing lights on the road." 

The crash is under investigation.