Elk Grove Village streets closed after two-car crash that left several people hospitalized

Streets in the suburb of Elk Grove Village were closed early Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash Tuesday night left several people injured and debris strewn across the roads.

According to the Elk Grove Village Police Department, officers were dispatched around 11:22 p.m. to the intersection of Biesterfield Road and Meacham Road for a two-vehicle accident with injuries.

All parties involved were transported to nearby hospitals for injuries, police said. No further details were immediately available about the victims or their conditions.

At 5 in the morning the place remained active with investigators and yellow police tape. The intersection of Biesterfield and Meacham Roads was expected to remain closed “until further notice,” police said in a Facebook post.

“The intersection of Biesterfield Road and Meacham Road remains closed and may be closed during your early morning commute,” the post continued. “Please avoid the area and use alternative routes.”

Photos and videos from the scene early Wednesday showed two vehicles severely damaged, with airbags deployed and remains of car parts and items inside the vehicles scattered across the street.

One of the vehicles appeared to be nearly totaled, with the front and driver’s side destroyed.

NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reported early Wednesday that several teenagers responded to the scene and indicated that those involved in the accident could have been friends of theirs.

“I came to the scene because I saw it on one of my friend’s Snapchat stories and I think he was involved,” one said. “It’s really horrible to see cars like this, just destroyed.”

Later Wednesday morning, a man told NBC Chicago that his wife, a mother of five, died in the crash. According to the man, the woman, 45, was returning home from work in Palatine when the accident occurred.

One death has been confirmed, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner.

Police did not provide further details about the victims involved in the crash.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.