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One killed, two injured in Antioch crash

A 45-year-old man was killed and two others were injured when a pickup truck and van collided Sunday morning along Route 173 in Antioch, police said.

According to police, the collision caused the truck, which the man who died was driving, to turn over. The identity of the person killed was being withheld pending notification of family.

Antioch Police Sgt. Geoff Guttschow said the cause and circumstances of the crash, which occurred about 10:15 a.m. at Route 173 and Eagle Ridge Drive, remain under investigation by the Antioch Police Department and Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team.

The driver and passenger in the van were taken to area hospitals for treatment of nonlife threatening injuries, according to police.

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