Traffic & Transit

Head-On Crash Slows Traffic In Oak Lawn: Police

Police were asking drivers to avoid the intersection of Southwest Highway and Cicero Avenue following the Monday morning crash.

The crash happened at around 7:15 a.m. according to police,
The crash happened at around 7:15 a.m. according to police, (Kristin Borden/Patch)

OAK LAWN, IL — A head-on car crash sent several people to the hospital Monday morning in Oak Lawn. The crash, which happened at around 7:15 a.m. according to police, occurred in the southbound lanes of Cicero Avenue and westbound lanes of Southwest Highway.

WBBM-TV is reporting two people were transported from the scene with "no word on the extent of injuries."

At around 8 a.m., Oak Lawn police said in a social media post that the roadway had been cleared and "normal traffic flow had resumed."

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