A 79-year-old Aurora man has died after a five-vehicle crash in unincorporated Kendall County last week, the Kendall County Sheriff’s Office said on Wednesday.
The crash occurred at about 4:50 p.m. May 19, the Sheriff’s Office said, around the intersection of Ridge Road and Bell Road in Seward Township, which is near the border of Kendall County and Will County.
Preliminary findings indicate that all five vehicles were traveling southbound on Ridge Road when one vehicle slowed to make a left turn onto Bell Road, leading to a chain-reaction rear-end crash, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Three people were taken to area hospitals, one with life-threatening injuries and two with serious injuries that weren’t believed to be life-threatening, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators responded to the scene to conduct a detailed crash investigation, the Sheriff’s Office said. The office was assisted by the Minooka Fire Protection District, Troy Fire Protection District and Channahon Fire Protection District.
On May 20, Erling Varland, 79, of Aurora — who was the driver of one of the vehicles — died as a result of injuries he sustained in the crash, the Sheriff’s Office said.
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The Sheriff’s Office said it is working with the Will County Coroner’s Office to conduct the ongoing investigation, and the cause and manner of death are pending further investigation by the Will County Coroner’s Office.