2 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Highway Near Elk Grove Village: Police

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL — Two people are dead following a wrong-way car crash early Sunday morning on Route 53 near Elk Grove Village. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, the deceased are a 22-year-old man from Elgin and a 24-year-old man from Renton, Washington. The names of the deceased have not been released.

Illinois State Police told Patch the accident happened at around 1:59 a.m. at Biesterfield Road. One car was traveling Route 53/I-290 southbound from Golf Road in the northbound lanes when it hit the second car head-on. The drivers of both cars were pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said traffic was being diverted to Illinois Route 53 northbound to Biesterfield Road for a crash investigation. All lanes were reopened at around 5:38 a.m.