Overview
- Authorities say the crash occurred just before 3 p.m. Tuesday in the 2800 block of West 87th Street in Wrightwood.
- According to police, a 73-year-old SUV driver turning left onto northbound California Avenue was struck head-on by a westbound sedan.
- The SUV driver and his 76-year-old passenger were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where both were pronounced dead.
- The sedan’s 21-year-old driver sustained a leg injury and was hospitalized in fair condition at the same facility.
- Chicago police’s Major Accidents Investigations Unit is leading the inquiry, and officials have not released the victims’ identities.