16-year-old from Gilberts killed in crash in Pingree Grove

A 16-year-old from Gilberts has died after a crash Thursday evening in Pingree Grove.

The teen was among two people who were flown to area hospitals after the crash.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday reported that Bryce Simon, 16, died at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.

According to a news release from the Pingree Grove and Countryside Fire Protection District, emergency responders were called about 7:25 p.m. Thursday to Route 72 east of Reinking Road for a two-vehicle crash. Two people were trapped in one vehicle, and another person was ejected from the second vehicle, officials said.

Firefighters removed the roof, doors and “had to roll up the dashboard” to remove the victims from the first vehicle, according to the release.

The drivers of both vehicles were flown via air ambulance, and one passenger was taken with injuries not considered life-threatening, according to a social media post from the Pingree Grove Police Department.

According to the police post, an initial investigation indicated that a pickup truck was traveling east on Route 72 at a high speed when the driver lost control and swerved into the westbound lanes and struck a sedan head-on.

The Pingree Grove Police Department asked that anyone with information regarding the crash call the department at 847-464-4600 and request to speak to an investigator.

The Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team is assisting Pingree Grove police with the investigation.

First responders from Huntley, Burlington, Hampshire, Rutland Dundee, the Kane County Office of Emergency Management and LifeNet and React medical helicopters assisted.