Two people were critically injured and among six people hospitalized following a crash in a North Chicago neighborhood Sunday evening, authorities said.
The North Chicago Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded around 8:10 p.m. Sunday to the 1400 block of Grove Avenue in North Chicago for a vehicle crash with injuries.
Emergency crews arrived and found two vehicles involved in a collision with six people injured, North Chicago Fire Department Battalion Chief Kim Schaefer said.
Additional ambulances from fire departments in the surrounding area were requested.
Two ambulances from the North Chicago Fire Department, along with an ambulance each from the Waukegan, Libertyville, Lake Forest and Beach Park fire departments, responded to the crash, Schaefer said.
All six people were transported to area hospitals.
Two were transported in critical condition, while the other four suffered moderate injuries and were transported in stable condition, Schaefer said.
The two vehicles involved were a 1984 GMC Suburban and a Chevrolet Silverado.
The GMC sustained heavy damage to its driver’s side.
A dump trailer was also involved in the crash.
Two tow trucks from Unique Towing responded and removed both vehicles.
The crash remains under investigation by the North Chicago Police Department.