2 Lake Co. Women Killed In Collision With Dump Truck: Authorities

WAUCONDA, IL — Two people are dead and another has been critically injured after a car collided with a dump truck Wednesday morning near Wauconda.

The crash happened at about 8 a.m. when a 2007 Nissan Versa pulled in front of a 2007 Mack dump truck while headed west on Chardon Road at Fairfield Road, according to a news release from the Lake County Sheriff's Office. The dump truck was headed north on Fairfield Road at the time of the collision.

There was a stop sign on Chardon Road at the intersection but no stop sign or traffic stop on Farfield, police said. The dump truck, which was carrying concrete and gravel, rolled over following the crash and spilled some of its contents.

The driver of the Versa, a 48-year-old Waukegan woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. A backseat passenger, a 55-year-old Round Lake Beach woman, was also killed, authorities said.

A front seat passenger, a 45-year-old Round Lake Beach woman, was transported to an area hospital with critical injuries that are not considered to be life-threatening, according to authorities.

The driver of the dump truck was not injured.

Autopsies are being scheduled for both women killed in the crash.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.