Barrington Hills police and Barrington/Countryside FPD firefighter/paramedics responded about 9:45 AM Tuesday to a report of crash with injuries at 53 Hawthorne Rd Barrington Hills, Il. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report of a semi-trailer truck crash through a guardrail into the woods. Extrication crash.
Upgraded to a crash with entrapment for a report of the truck driver trapped in the cab with a diesel fuel spill.
Engine 37’s crew on arrival reported a semi-trailer truck through the guardrail and almost completely into the woods.
Hawthorne Road command reported a single patient involved in the crash, and out of the vehicle by 9:56 a.m.
EMA requested to the scene by 10:18 a.m.
Hawthorne Road blocked between Dundee Road (Route 68) to the south and Dundee Avenue to the north for rescue, recovery and cleanup operations. The roadway remained closed as late as 2:15 p.m.
FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED …
ENGINE(S): E37 E38
TRUCK(S): T ?? T ?? TL ??
SQUAD(S): SQD ??
CHIEF(S): BC38 3800 3802
EMS: A37 A ??
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