An adult and seven children were hospitalized Sunday, with at least four of the juveniles suffering serious injuries, following an early morning rollover crash near Hoffman Estates, according to Illinois State Police.
Four of the juveniles were left with serious- to life-threatening injuries after the driver of a blue 2003 GMC Yukon apparently lost control and the SUV rolled over into a ditch along the right side of Interstate 90 east at mile post 61 in Cook County around 12:25 a.m., according to a news release from Trooper Genelle Jones of the state police.
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The adult was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries after the crash and all seven children initially were taken to area hospitals before the four children with the more serious injuries were taken to regional hospitals for additional treatment, Jones said.
State troopers who responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash closed the two right lanes of I-90 east until about 4:30 a.m. for the investigation.
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State police said the cause of the crash had not yet been determined as of Sunday morning.
