Two drivers were hospitalized after a head-on crash in a construction zone that completely shut down Route 47 near Woodstock Wednesday afternoon, fire officials said.
The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 12:35 p.m. Wednesday to the area of Route 47 and Route 176 for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries.
Woodstock Fire/Rescue District Public Information Officer Alex Vucha said crews arrived a short time later and located the crash north of the north intersection involving three vehicles.
Two of the vehicles had sustained moderate front-end damage and were found nearly 600 feet apart in separate roadside ditches.
Preliminary information indicated the two vehicles collided head-on before one of them continued off the roadway and struck a third vehicle, which was parked off the roadway, Vucha said.
Both drivers were evaluated by paramedics at the scene and did not require extrication from their vehicles.
Vucha said both adult victims were transported to Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital with minor injuries.
The third vehicle involved in the incident was unoccupied at the time of the crash and no other injuries were reported.
Route 47 was shut down in both directions due to the location of the crash within an active construction zone, Vucha said.
The roadway was closed for approximately an hour to allow emergency crews to safely provide patient care, investigate the scene and remove damaged vehicles.
The crash has since been cleared and the roadway has reopened, Vucha said.
The circumstances surrounding the crash and the cause remain under investigation by the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office.