A tractor-trailer combination collided with a tractor-dump combination this morning on Route 22 in Long Grove.
From the Lake County News Sun:
A man was killed when the semi he was driving collided with a dump truck Tuesday morning in Long Grove, police said.
About 8 a.m., a 2005 semi was heading east on Route 22 near Krueger Road when it crossed into the westbound lanes and hit a dump truck, Lake County Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Sgt. Sara Balmes said. The dump truck tried to avoid the collision, but both vehicles ended up on the shoulder of the road.
The man driving the semi was pinned inside the cab of the truck for about 30 minutes following the crash [and] He was extricated and taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center where he later died. The man driving the dump truck was taken to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
Tim Olk was at the scene and submitted several images.
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
