Three Children Among Five Hurt in Crash Between Pickup Truck and Car in Woodstock, Illinois

UNINCORPORATED WOODSTOCK, Ill. (WLS) — A severe crash in the north suburbs on Sunday morning led to five people, including three children, being hospitalized, according to fire officials.

The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts were called to a collision between an SUV and a pickup truck at the intersection of Collins and Vermont roads in unincorporated Woodstock shortly after 8:45 a.m.

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The small SUV had rolled onto its side and was partially hanging over a guardrail, fire officials said.

A helicopter airlifted the SUV’s driver, who was in serious condition, to Rockford’s Javon Bea Hospital – Riverside Campus.

First responders helped a woman out of the SUV’s wreckage, and she was taken to an ambulance for evaluation.

A woman and three children, who were inside the truck, were transported to a local hospital. Their injuries were believed to be minor.

A man, who was also in the truck, declined medical attention.

The intersection was closed for nearly two hours.

Authorities did not immediately say what led up to the crash. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.

Further information was not immediately available.