Crime & Safety
9-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Northbound Route 53 In Palatine
State police issued an advisory at 7:23 a.m. urging drivers to seek an alternate route and expect delays.
PALATINE, IL — A nine-vehicle crash temporarily shut down all northbound lanes of Route 53 at Palatine Road Monday morning, according to Illinois State Police.
Troopers responded around 6:34 a.m. Oct. 26, to what the agency described as a property-damage crash. Minor injuries were reported, but no one was transported for medical treatment, ISP spokesperson Trooper Jillian Leitner told Patch.
All northbound lanes were closed for approximately 50 minutes before reopening, Leitner said.
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State police issued an advisory at 7:23 a.m. urging drivers to seek an alternate route and expect delays. At 7:31 a.m., the agency reported the crash had been moved out of the roadway and all lanes were open.
No additional information about the circumstances of the crash was available.
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