An unidentified 94-year-old is dead after the vehicle they were in drove off I-55 near mile marker 94 Thursday afternoon just before 4.
A statement from the Illinois State Police says that two other passengers survived the single vehicle crash.
A police report indicates the northbound vehicle went off the road for unknown reasons, struck several trees, and then caught fire.
The 66-year-old driver from Blue Island, Illinois, and the 85-year-old passenger from California were transferred to Memorial Medical Center in stable condition.