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Two dead after crash in Elgin

Two people died and two others were injured in a crash early this morning in Elgin, police said.

The crash happened at about 1:40 a.m., when a 2018 Nissan Altima was waiting to exit a business at Summit Street and Dundee Avenue in Elgin, officials said in a Facebook post.

A 2012 Honda sedan traveling west on Summit Street left the road and struck the Nissan.

The two occupants of the Nissan, a 26-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man, both from Elgin, died, police said.

The driver of the Honda, a 21-year-old man from Glendale Heights, and a female passenger in the Honda were transported with nonlife threatening injuries to Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin.

Summit Street was closed for several hours and reopened around 6:30 a.m.

The Elgin Police Department continues to investigate the crash. Anyone with information is asked to contact the traffic unit at (847) 289-2667.

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