Route 53 Closed with Multiple Crashes with Injuries on Slick Bridges Over Northwest Highway and Over Palatine Rd, Rolling Meadows

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Illinois State Police and Rolling Meadows and Palatine firefighter/paramedics responded about 11:39 PM Friday to a report of crash with injuries at northbound Route 53 and Northwest Highway Rolling Meadows, IL. Police and firefighter/paramedics then received a report of multiple crashes on the bridge over Northwest Highway. Injuries appeared to be minor for those involved in the crashes.

Rolling Meadows Battalion 15 on arrival reported crashes on northbound and southbound Route 53 with a car fire on the southbound side.

PHOTO from Route 53 last night …

There are multiple crashes reported on the southbound side of Route 53.

Palatine Battalion 8 requested salt trucks respond to the bridges.

Cook County Sheriff’s deputies and Illinois State troopers shut down Route 53 in the area about 11:47 p.m.

Air temperature dropped to 32°F by 9:00 p.m. and dropped to 29°F by 10:45 p.m. Heavy snow was falling for a short time about 9:00 p.m. Friday. Freezing fog was also reported about 9:15 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

LIVE TRAFFIC MAP of neighborhood to a report of crash with injuries at northbound Route 53 and Northwest Highway Rolling Meadows, IL …




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