3 Injured In Elgin Chain Reaction Crash

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Three people were injured Thursday morning in a seven-car pileup in northwest suburban Elgin.

Police said the crash happened on Randall Road between Northwest Parkway and Higgins Road, after one vehicle rear-ended a second car shortly before 7 a.m., setting off a chain reaction involving a total of seven vehicles.

Three people were taken to hospitals, but none of the injuries were life-threatening.

Randall Road remained closed between Higgins Road and Technology Drive at 8 a.m., as police investigated.

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