A “major crash” involving three vehicles left two people seriously injured and trapped in a car that rolled over on Algonquin Road in Algonquin Wednesday afternoon.
The Huntley Fire Protection District and Algonquin Police Department responded around 2:48 p.m. to the intersection of West Algonquin Road and Square Barn Road in Algonquin for a vehicle crash with injuries.
Fire officials said firefighters and paramedics arrived to find a three-vehicle crash with heavy damage.
One vehicle rolled over during the crash and landed upright in the ditch.
The two occupants inside the car were trapped and had to be extricated by the fire department, fire officials said.
Firefighters completed the extrication within 10 minutes and paramedics provided initial care at the scene.
A total of three ambulances were requested to the scene.
Four adults were involved in the crash. Three of them were transported to area hospitals.
Two of the three hospitalized were listed in serious condition, fire officials said.
The fourth person involved was evaluated but declined transport to the hospital.
Eastbound Algonquin Road and both directions of Square Barn Road were shut down for nearly an hour while emergency crews operated at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation by the Algonquin Police Department, which called the incident a “major crash” and asked motorists to avoid the area during the road closure.