Five-vehicle crash in Grayslake sends two people to the hospital

A five-vehicle crash in Grayslake sent two people to the hospital Tuesday afternoon, according to village fire officials.

The crash occurred at about 3:30 p.m. on Route 137 at Atkinson Road, according to Grayslake Fire Department Battalion Chief Joris Lillge.

Lillge said preliminary reports show that a dump truck rear-ended an SUV in the northbound lanes of Route 137 at Atkinson, starting a chain-reaction crash that involved four SUVs that were in front of the truck, Lillge said.

Two women were transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, Lillge said. He said their injuries were not considered life-threatening. No information about their ages or hometowns was available Tuesday afternoon.

An additional four people declined transport to the hospital for evaluation.

Lillge said he did not have any information on possible charges in the crash.

A woman who answered the phone at the Grayslake Police Department late Tuesday afternoon said no information on the crash was available.