This past Sunday, two people were killed in a car accident in Lyons. According to Lyons police reports, the tragic two-car accident occurred early on Sunday when the driver of a Buick Park Avenue was traveling the wrong direction in the northbound lanes of 1st Avenue/Illinois Route 171. The vehicle struck a Honda CRV carrying a family of four near 47th Street.
All five people involved in the accident were transported to Loyola University Medical Center. The driver of the Buick and a 7-year old in the CRV both passed away from the injuries they incurred in the car accident.
Investigators believe that alcohol was not a factor in the accident. Police suspect the driver of the Buick, a man in his 40's, was traveling on Interstate 55, exited, and somehow got turned around onto 1st Avenue.
Our utmost sympathies go out to the victims' family and friends.