POLICE report that two individuals have been hospitalised following an incident where a shipping container dislodged from a semi-truck on Interstate 90 on Sunday afternoon, reports CBS News.

Illinois State Police responded to a two-vehicle collision at 2:48 PM on the Eastbound Kennedy Expressway near Grand Avenue in Cook County.

The container fell from the semi-truck, causing damage to a passenger vehicle.

Both injured individuals were transported to a hospital and are reported to have non-life-threatening injuries.