8 injured in southbound Dan Ryan multi-vehicle crash that shut down all lanes

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Eight people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on the southbound Dan Ryan on the South Side.

At 3:39 p.m., five vehicles were involved in a crash near 71st Street, according to Illinois State Police.

Three people and a child where taken in serious-to-critical condition to Stroger Hospital. Four other people, including three children, were taken to St. Bernard Hospital in good condition, fire officials said.

All lanes on the southbound Dan Ryan were temporarily shut down as officials investigated the crash, but have since been reopened.

Further information was not immediately available.

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