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Police: Person Killed In I-57 Crash In Posen

CHICAGO (CBS) -- One man was killed and another was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash early Friday in south suburban Posen, police said.

One of the vehicles rolled over in the crash and its two occupants were ejected at 1:12 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 57 near 138th Street, according to Illinois State Police.

A man was pronounced dead at the scene, while another man was taken in critical condition to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said. Additional details were not provided and the Cook County medical examiner's office did not immediately provide information on the fatality.

The two occupants of the other vehicle refused medical treatment, police said.

All lanes of the expressway were opened to traffic by 6:30 a.m., police said.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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