A man who was airlifted to a hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Joliet Township has died, according to Illinois State Police.
The man was the driver of one of the vehicles and a pregnant woman was the driver of the other vehicle, said East Joliet Fire Protection District Fire Chief Kirk Kelly.
An emergency crew from the fire department responded to the crash at 1:16 p.m. on Wednesday at the intersection of Park Road and Washington Street, Kelly said.
The crew had to extract the man from the vehicle and he was taken to a hospital by helicopter, Kelly said.
An ambulance took a pregnant woman to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox for an injury to her lower leg, Kelly said.
The roadway where the crash occurred was closed in both directions for about one hour for the investigation, Illinois State Police
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