Eleven people were taken to hospitals after a semi-truck crashed on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway Friday afternoon.

The truck crashed into at least two cars about 1:55 p.m. near 79th Street on the inbound Ryan, according to an Illinois State Police trooper.

Earlier the trooper said the truck crashed into one other vehicle.

Eleven people were taken to hospitals with injuries that are not life-threatening, according to the trooper and the Chicago Fire Department.

As of 3 p.m., the wreckage was being cleared away and traffic was able to get by.

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