Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred at the intersection of Lake Cook Road and Lexington Drive in Wheeling, Illinois.
What Happened: A tractor-trailer and an SUV collided under unknown conditions.
Participants:
- Driver of SUV
- Driver of tractor-trailer
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Driver of SUV, injured
Details:
On or about Friday, December 17th, 2021, around 12:59 in the afternoon, an accident between a tractor-trailer and an SUV sent one individual to the hospital. Local law enforcement personnel said the accident was reported at the intersection of Lake Cook Road and Lexington Drive in Wheeling Township, Illinois.
Officers said one as-of-yet unidentified individual was injured when an SUV and a tractor-trailer collided under unspecified circumstances at Lexington and Lake Cook Road. Paramedics transported the victim to nearby Advocate Lutheran General Hospital where an update on their condition or the nature of their injuries was not made public.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident is about 26 miles northwest of downtown Chicago.
Officials are still investigating the accident.