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Fatal crash in Northbrook in injures four

The Chicago Tribune has an article which updates our post from last night about the multiple injury crash in Northbrook:

A 91-year-old woman died and four others were hurt after two cars crashed in Northbrook on Christmas Day, according to authorities.

The accident happened around 7 p.m. near the intersection of Sanders and North Mission Hills roads in unincorporated Northbrook, according to a statement from Tim Smeltzer, deputy chief of operations with the Northbrook Fire Department.

Betty Jorgensen, of the 1800 block of Mission Hills Road, was taken to Glenbrook Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 11:56 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Three more people were in critical condition and one person was in stable condition after the accident, Smeltzer said.

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Multiple injury MVA in Northbrook – 12/25/14

Images from Tim Olk of a two-car MVA in the 1600 block of Sanders Road Thursday evening in Northbrook. Several patients had to be extricated and five were transported to area hospitals classified as ‘Red’, two required a LevelI Trauma Center.

firemen work to free patients trapped in a car at night

Tim Olk photo

firemen work to free patients trapped in a car at night

Tim Olk photo

firemen work to free patients trapped in a car at night

Tim Olk photo

firemen work to free patients trapped in a car at night

Tim Olk photo

firemen work to free patients trapped in a car at night

Tim Olk photo

firemen work to free patients trapped in a car at night

Tim Olk photo

firemen work to free patients trapped in a car at night

Tim Olk photo

firemen work to free patients trapped in a car at night

Tim Olk photo

firemen work to free patients trapped in a car at night

Tim Olk photo

firemen work to free patients trapped in a car at night

Tim Olk photo

firemen work to free patients trapped in a car at night

Tim Olk photo

firemen work to free patients trapped in a car at night

Tim Olk photo

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