Two Dead In I-55 Rollover

BURR RIDGE, Ill. (WBBM/STNG) - Two people -- including a 14-year-old girl -- were killed Monday when a van carrying 14 people was involved in a rollover crash on the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) in southwest suburban Burr Ridge.

Illinois state police tell Newsradio 780 that an undocumented worker, without a valid driver’s license, was driving the van when it began to wobble.

The van then flipped on its side shortly after noon before coming to a stop northbound on the Stevenson just south of County Line Road.

The girl and a male of an unknown age died, police said. Twelve other people were taken to area hospitals.

Police say the victims were returning home from work at an agency for temporary laborers.

According to the DuPage County Coroner’s office, the van lost control and struck a guardrail, before it came to rest on its side. On the scene, emergency crews found two passengers suffering from severe injuries. They were later pronounced dead at 1:19 p.m. and 1:20 p.m. Their identities are being withheld pending family notification.

The accident is still under investigation, but tvan, according to Illinois State Police Elgin District Master Sgt. Kris Melvin, who said it was observed moving erratically.

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