{"id":356463,"date":"2025-11-05T02:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T02:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/356463\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T02:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T02:57:09","slug":"2-killed-another-injured-in-head-on-car-crash-in-2800-block-of-west-87th-street-in-wrightwood-chicago-police-department-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/356463\/","title":{"rendered":"2 killed, another injured in head-on car crash in 2800-block of West 87th Street in Wrightwood, Chicago Police Department says"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO (WLS) — Two people are dead and another is injured after a head-on crash on the city’s South Side on Tuesday afternoon, Chicago police said.<\/p>\n

Police said the crash happened in the Wrightwood neighborhood’s 2800-block of West 87th Street just before 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

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A 73-year-old man was driving an SUV eastbound on 87th Street when he tried to turn left onto northbound California Avenue, police said. The SUV struck a sedan head-on.<\/p>\n

Police said the SUV’s driver and his 76-year-old passenger were taken to Christ Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. Their identities were not immediately released.<\/p>\n

The sedan’s driver, a 21-year-old man, suffered a leg injury, police said. He was taken to the same hospital in fair condition.<\/p>\n

Police issued the sedan’s driver a citation for Failure to Reduce Speed.<\/p>\n

CPD’s Major Accidents Unit is investigating.<\/p>\n

Police did not immediately provide further information about the crash.<\/p>\n

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