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Traffic was shut down on I-290 as crews worked to remove the semitrailer. | Illinois Department of Transportation

Interstate 290 backed up after semi flips on its side near Elmhurst

A semitrailer flipped on its side Saturday afternoon in an apparent crash on Interstate 290 near west suburban Elmhurst.

The crash happened shortly after 4 p.m. on I-290 near Grand Avenue, according to an Illinois Department of Transportation incident map.

All lanes of traffic were shut down for almost two hours as vehicles were diverted off I-290 onto Route 83.

At least two lanes reopened by 6 p.m., but traffic was backed up about 4 miles.

Illinois State Police did not immediately provide details.

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