One child and four adults injured after multi-car crash on Chicago Skyway in Chicago, Illinois

A child was critically injured and four other people were also hurt in a multi-vehicle crash on the Chicago Skyway late Wednesday afternoon. At least two semi trucks and three other vehicles collided about 4:30 p.m. in the inbound lanes of the Skyway (I-90) near 68th Street, according to police and unconfirmed dispatch reports. Five ambulances were called to the scene, and paramedics took a child and four adults to hospitals, a Fire Media Affairs spokesman said. The child was taken in serious-to-critical condition to University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital. Two adults in serious-to-critical condition were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. Another adult was taken in fair-to-serious condition, while a fifth adult was in good condition. Both of those individuals were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center. Chicago Police are investigating the cause of the crash.