1 hurt in semi, pickup crash on Route 53
Posted December 28, 2009 10:00 pm
One person was injured and traffic was snarled Tuesday morning on the northbound lanes of Route 53 near Thorndale Avenue in Itasca after a semi-truck collided with a pickup.
The accident took place at 7:04 a.m., state police officials said.
The driver of the pickup -- which was wedged between the semi truck and a light pole -- was taken to Alexian Brothers Hospital in Elk Grove Village with injuries not considered life-threatening, officials said.
Police still are trying to determine the cause of the crash, they said.
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