A man from suburban Wheeling was fatally struck by a semitrailer Sunday while walking on the Eisenhower Expressway in Austin on the West Side.
The 26-year-old was walking in the westbound lanes of I-290 shortly before midnight when he was hit by the truck near Central Avenue, according to Illinois State Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 12:31 a.m. Monday.
It was not immediately clear what the man was doing on the expressway, according to state police. He did not appear to have gotten out of a vehicle nearby.
The 45-year-old driver of the semi and multiple witnesses remained at the scene after the man was hit, state police said. No citations have been issued.
All lanes were reopened by 2:42 a.m., according to state police.
