Jeep Hits Chicago Fire Truck; Firefighters OK

Jan. 19, 2025
Chicago firefighters had placed the rig to block a crash scene from traffic on I-290.

A rollover crash overnight on the Eisenhower Expressway led to a second collision that involved a Chicago fire truck.

Shortly after 4 a.m., a car was heading the wrong way in the inbound lanes of I-290 at Kostner Avenue, when it hit a concrete dividing barrier, and landed on the CTA tracks in the middle of the expressway.

The driver and passenger were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, CBS reported.

As police and firefighters were on the scene of the crash, a black Jeep hit three other vehicles, including a Chicago Fire Department fire truck that was helping to block traffic, and had its emergency lights activated.

No firefighters were hurt, but the driver of the Jeep was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.