Driver With Life-Threatening Injuries Airlifted After Route 47 Crash

KENDALL COUNTY, IL — A driver sustained life-threatening injuries and was airlifted from the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Route 47 and Caton Farm Road south of Yorkville Monday night. Their passenger also sustained life-threatening injuries in the accident, which involved a semi-truck and a Honda sedan.

Illinois State Police Master Sergeant Jason Bradley told Kendall County Now that the passenger of the Honda was rushed to Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora. The driver of the semi was reportedly also taken to Rush-Copley and treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, Kendall County Now reports.

After the collision on Route 47, a stretch of the highway was closed in both directions late Monday as the Kendall County Sheriff's Office began to investigate the scene. The sheriff's office was assisted by emergency crews from the Oswego and Bristol-Kendall Fire Departments.

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