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Sunday, August 30, 2015

2 dead after a Nissan T-boned a Kia in Lake County, Illinois









The Lake Villa Fire Department responds Aug. 29, 2015, to a car crash with injuries that involved two vehicles. Two people were killed.

(Joe Shuman / for the Chicago Tribune)
By Gregory Pratt Chicago Tribune
2 dead in crash near Lindenhurst


Two people died after a crash near north suburban Lindenhurst Saturday afternoon, police said.

The collision happened Saturday afternoon around 4 p.m., near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Route 45, police said. An adult and a teen were killed, a source said.

A Nissan traveling northbound with two people inside hit a Kia driving southbound with three people inside as the Kia turned onto Grand Avenue.

After the crash, the Kia hit a telephone pole. Both vehicles were heavily damaged and ended up at the northeast corner of the intersection.



The Lake Villa Fire Department responds to a car crash Aug. 29, 2015, that involved two vehicles. The crash near north suburban Lindenhurst killed two people and left three others injured.

(Joe Shuman / for the Chicago Tribune)

All five people were taken to area hospitals, and two people from the Kia died at the hospital, police said.

Check back for more details.

Freelance photographer Joe Shuman contributed.