ZION, Ill. (February 26, 2026) – Two people were killed in a head-on crash involving a sedan and a semi-truck in Zion, Lake County, on Thursday morning.
The collision occurred near the 15000 block of Route 173 in unincorporated Zion. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Fire Protection District responded around 7:50 a.m. for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries, the Lake and McHenry County Scanner said.
Two people who were in the sedan at the time of the collision were pronounced dead at the scene, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said. Their identities have not yet been released.
A third vehicle was also involved in the collision, ABC 7 reported. It is unclear if any other injuries happened as a result of the crash.
The sheriff’s office completely shut down Route 173 from Route 41 to Kilbourne Road for several hours following the collision.
The cause of the crash has not been released and remains under active investigation.
