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A two-vehicle crash in Shorewood caused injuries to three people and one of them is in critical condition at a hospital in Joliet.
At 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, officers responded to the crash at Brook Forest Avenue, or Illinois Route 59, and Sunrise Drive, according to a statement from the Shorewood Police Department.
“Officers found that two vehicles were involved in the collision, with a combined occupant count of three,” police said.
Paramedics took them to Ascension Saint Joseph – Joliet hospital. One of the occupants is in critical condition, police said.
One of the vehicles were traveling east on Sunrise Drive and crossed the southbound lanes of Brook Forest Avenue and traveled into the northbound lanes when it was struck by a vehicle that was also traveling north, police said.
“Due to the severity of the injuries sustained by the driver (and sole passenger) of the eastbound vehicle, the Illinois State Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit was called to investigate,” police said.
Brook Forest Avenue will remain closed until Illinois State Police completes their on-scene portion of the investigation, police said.