Wheeling police and firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:02 AM Wednesday to a report of crash with injuries at Wheeling Road and Palatine Road Wheeling, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report of a head-on crash with injuries in the intersection.
The head-on crash was located in the westbound lanes of Palatine Rd involving five vehicles — a purple Dodge Caravan, a blue Dodge Caravan, a black Chevy Silverado, a Ford F460, and a green Infinity QX56.
The entire intersection was shut down. Eastbound Palatine Road was shut down at Schoenbeck Road.
Eastbound Palatine Road was backed up to Elmhurst Road by 9:15 a.m. Westbound Palatine Road was backed up almost to the railroad tracks by 9:15 a.m.
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