Driver flown from scene of head-on crash near Huntley

A driver was flown with life-threatening injuries and two other people were taken to a hospital after a head-on crash in the Huntley area Thursday.

The crash occurred about 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Huntley and Kreutzer roads, the Huntley Fire Protection District said. That’s on the border of McHenry and Kane counties.

The department arrived four minutes later and extricated two people from a seriously damaged SUV within 15 minutes, the fire district said in a news release.

Firefighters were the scene of a crash near Huntley on April 11, 2024. Two people were extricated from one of the vehicles within 15 minutes, the Huntley Fire Protection District said. — Firefighters were at the scene of a crash near Huntley on Thursday. Two people were extricated from one of the vehicles within 15 minutes, the Huntley Fire Protection District said. (Photo provided by Huntley Fire Protection District)

The driver of the SUV was flown to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville. Two others who were involved were taken to Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital with what the district described as moderate injuries.

Gilberts police and the Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team are investigating the incident.