Vehicle crashes into median on southbound Route 53, Elk Grove Village IL


A vehicle crashed into the center median on southbound Route 53 near exit 18, north of Higgins Road. The airbag may have deployed. Emergency services were dispatched, and location details were unclear. Injuries may be involved.
Audio|Source: Northwest Central Dispatch (NWCD) - FD3 and Firegrounds
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Transcript:
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Ambulance Engine Tower 52, Battalion 5, you're going south on Route 53 at Gulf in the express lanes, but complainants stated it was exit 18, and just that they were north of Higgins, but couldn't say exactly where they were.
00:13
It could be a vehicle versus the median, possible air back deployment.
00:17
State was asking for FD to start going, but they're not on scene yet.
00:21
Southbound Route 53, about a mile north of Higgins by exit 18, possibly at Gulf.
00:26
Agent 32 from the tower, we just passed it on the south out lanes.
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Location mentioned:
IL-53, Elk Grove Village, IL
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