2 extricated from vehicles after head on crash near Dixon

Two people were injured in a head-on collision outside of Dixon and one of them had to be pulled from a burning vehicle, according to a news release from the Lee County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sheriff’s Office received a call about two vehicles involved in a head-on collision in the area of Illinois Route 2 and Sink Hollow Road, just outside of Dixon on August 16 at about 6:21 p.m. Deputies conducted an investigation and learned that a 2017 BMW driven by Nicole M. Hitchcock, 53, of Winnebago, Ill. was driving eastbound on Illinois Route 2 away from Dixon. Meanwhile, Edith A. Canales-Kobbeman, 48, of Rock Falls was traveling westbound on Illinois Route 2 towards Dixon in a 2013 Ford Expedition when the two vehicles collided.

Both drivers had to be extricated from their vehicles. Bystanders removed the driver of the Ford Expedition because it was on fire after the crash. Fire personnel extricated the driver of the BMW. Both were taken to KSB Hospital for their injuries. The driver of the Ford was airlifted to OSF St. Anthony Medical Center in Rockford for further treatment.

The cause of the collision is under investigation. A severe thunderstorm was moving through the area at the time of the accident and is believed to be a contributing factor. The Dixon Police Department, the Dixon Rural Fire Department, the Dixon City Fire Department and Advance EMS Ambulance Services assisted at the scene.

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