Part of Route 41 was shut down after a serious crash where a car rolled over off the roadway and left victims trapped and ejected in Lake Forest early Tuesday morning.
The Lake Forest Police Department and Lake Forest Fire Department responded around 2 a.m. Tuesday to the area of Route 41 and Westmoreland Road for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries.
Fire crews arrived to find a single-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of Route 41 north of Deerpath Road across from Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital.
Firefighters found a car that had driven off Route 41 onto the east side of the roadway and crashed into the trees and rolled over.
Emergency crews reported two people were entrapped in the car and one person was reportedly ejected upon impact.
Multiple fire departments from throughout the area were called to assist in extrication efforts and transporting the victims to the hospital.
Police officials said Lake Forest police and members of the Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) are investigating the single-vehicle rollover crash.
Northbound Route 41 was completely shut down at Route 60.
“Expect major delays while our investigators process the scene. Please use Waukegan Road or I-94 as a northbound alternative,” the police department said.
Railroad traffic was also shut down adjacent to the crash due to the proximity of the incident.
Further details, including what caused the crash or the extent of injuries the victims suffered, was not immediately released.