Overview

• At about 4:05 a.m. Sunday, a multi-vehicle collision occurred on I-57 southbound near Vollmer Road in Country Club Hills.
• After the initial impact, an occupant who exited their vehicle was struck by a passing motorist and pronounced dead at the scene.
• Another individual was hospitalized with injuries of unspecified severity.
• Southbound lanes of I-57 between I-80 and Vollmer Road and the I-80 on-ramp were closed while investigators work the scene.
• This crash is the latest in a series of serious early-morning interstate collisions that have highlighted road safety challenges and commuter disruptions in the Chicago suburbs.