At least 1 dead, 2 critically injured in I-94 crash near Hammond, Indiana State Police say

LAKE COUNTY, Ind. (WLS) — One person was killed and two people were injured in an highway crash Thursday in Northwest Indiana.

The crash happened in the afternoon on eastbound I-94 in Lake County. It was near Calumet Avenue, which runs through Hammond and Munster.

Indiana State Police confirmed one fatality in the crash. Two other people have potentially life-threatening injuries.

One eastbound lane was open on I-94 as police are on the scene investigating the crash.

No further information about the crash was immediately available.