Two killed, one injured after car crash in Markham

Two people were killed and one person was injured after a four-way car crash that resulted in an explosion on Friday night in Markham, Illinois.

The crash took place when a person in a Dodge Charger was traveling at high speed on 159th street near the I-294 Markham overpass, before jumping the curb which resulted a multi-vehicle crash and explosion.

Two people were admitted to Christ Hospital in critical condition and they later succumbed to their injuries.

One of those dead was a 20-year-old identified as Carlos Mendoza.

The driver of the dodge was critically injured.