Police and firefighter/paramedics from Wheeling responded about 7:41 p.m. Tuesday June 23, 2020 to a report of a serious crash with possible ejection and entrapment on Lake Cook Road east of Northgate Parkway.
Engine 42’s crew on arrival reported on vehicle fully involved with fire, a vehicle split in half, and extrication underway.
One driver was dead at the scene, one driver died at a nearby hospital and another driver was listed in serious condition with injuries that were initially believed to be non-life-threatening.
According to a witness at the scene, a male crash victim was obviously dead at the scene. The witness also reported that firefighter/paramedics attempted to resuscitate a female victim, who had been trapped in a silver SUV, with CPR and Advanced Life Support.