Icy conditions result in 50-car pileup in Chicago
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Published: Apr. 15, 2020 at 6:06 AM MDT
Be glad your morning drive wasn't in Chicago Wednesday!
Snowy and icy conditions during the morning commute resulted in a 50-car pileup on I-90.
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Despite the massive number of vehicles, the Chicago Fire Department said only 14 people had to be taken to the hospital, and none of those patients' injuries were life-threatening.
The roadway was described as a "sheet of ice" at the time of the crash.
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