VIDEO: Reaction Rear-End Crash on Arlington Heights Rd at US 14, Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 12:28 PM Wednesday to a crash with injuries Northwest Highway and Arlington Heights Road Arlington Heights, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that a four-vehicle crash occurred in the southbound lanes of Arlington Heights Road just north of Northwest Highway.
A blue Ford pickup truck rear-ended a medical transport van, which rear-ended a sedan, which rear-ended a Dodge Ram pickup truck. The vehicles had severe to moderate to minor damage.
There was a male passenger in a wheelchair in the medical transport van. He, and several other people signed medical refusals for paramedics. At least one person was transported to Northwest Community Hospital by ambulance.
Southbound Arlington Heights Road was closed from Miner Street and Northwest Highway for about an hour.
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