Two seriously hurt when vehicle strikes pole in Palatine

Two people were seriously hurt Monday morning when a vehicle struck a pole at Rand and Dundee roads in Palatine, police said.

Police said officers responding to the crash about 5:12 a.m. determined the vehicle had left the road and hit the pole on the southwest corner of the intersection.

Palatine firefighters took one of the injured occupants to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, while the other was taken to Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights.