19 hurt after jail transport van collides with second vehicle, strikes pole northwest of Chicago

Published September 4, 2024 2:19 PM

ROUND LAKE, Ill. (AP) — Nineteen people have been hurt after a jail transport van collided with another vehicle and struck a pole in northeastern Illinois. Grayslake Hainesville Police Chief Jeff Myhra says in a post on Facebook that 16 prisoners were in the van Wednesday that was traveling to the McHenry County Jail. The crash occurred about 1 p.m. in Round Lake when the second vehicle made a left turn in front of the van. Two people were in serious condition. The number of prisoners injured was not immediately released. The crash was under investigation. Round Lake is about 50 miles northwest of Chicago.

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