Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Rolling Meadows responded about 4:40 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2026 to a report of a serious rollover crash with injuries. Police, firefighters, and paramedics arrive to discover a white BMW compact SUV involved in a crash with a black Ford F150. The BMW’s impact rolled the pickup truck, pushing the Ford F-150 into an overhead traffic signal standard. As the pickup truck was in motion, the roof of the pickup truck hit the standard pole, which collapsed the roof into the passenger compartment of the truck, causing entrapment and serious injuries inside the pickup truck.
A crash victim in the pickup truck was extricated about 5:43 p.m., transferred to an ambulance, and then transported by Rolling Meadows Fire Department paramedics to an undisclosed hospital.
The Major Case Assistance Team – Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction (MCAT-STAR) was assigned to the scene for an extended on-scene crash investigation. There were a total of three occupants in the two vehicles, according the Rolling Meadows Police Department. One person died at the scene. One person was critically injured, and one person was treated for injuries initially believed to be non-life-threatening.
The information in this article is an early report published before any summary information was confirmed or released by police or fire authorities.
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