A tow truck driver was fatally struck by a vehicle Wednesday on Interstate 290 in Maywood, according to state police.
Authorities were called about 6 a.m. to eastbound I-290 near Ninth Avenue, Illinois State Police said. The tow truck driver, a 23-year-old man, was towing cars from an earlier crash when a gray Nissan sedan traveling in the right lane veered to the right and struck him. The Nissan also hit an unoccupied gray Chrysler sedan parked ahead of the tow truck.
The 49-year-old woman driving the Nissan was taken to an area hospital for minor injuries, and the man was pronounced dead on the scene, state police said.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t released details about the fatality.
All lanes were shut down from 6:16 a.m. to 9:42 a.m. as authorities investigated, state police said. The investigation is ongoing.
