Accident News | Kendall County, Illinois
A 79-year-old man from Aurora has died following a five-vehicle crash that occurred last week in unincorporated Kendall County, according to the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office. The collision happened around 4:50 p.m. on May 19 near the intersection of Ridge Road and Bell Road in Seward Township, close to the Kendall and Will County border.
Preliminary findings indicate that all five vehicles were traveling southbound on Ridge Road when one driver slowed to turn left onto Bell Road, triggering a chain-reaction rear-end crash involving multiple vehicles. Emergency responders transported three individuals to nearby hospitals, including one person with life-threatening injuries and two others with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Authorities later identified the deceased driver as 79-year-old Erling Varland of Aurora, who succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash on May 20. Investigators from the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office continue to examine the circumstances surrounding the incident in coordination with the Will County Coroner’s Office. Officials said the cause and manner of death remain under investigation.
Source: Chicago Tribune
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