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6 hurt including 2 children in Wadsworth traffic crash

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WADSWORTH, Ill. (CBS) -- Six people are hurt with three being hospitalized following a crash in Wadsworth, Illinois Saturday afternoon.

Lake County Sheriff's deputies responded to the crash around 4:15 p.m. at Route 41 and Route 173.  Upon arrival, sheriff's deputies found two vehicles with major damage.

Preliminary reports say a Nissan Altima, driven by a 45-year-old man, was traveling westbound on Route 173. 

Witnesses say that he was driving recklessly and at a high rate of speed when he ran a red light at Route 41 and T-boned a Ford F-150, driven by a 42-year-old man, heading southbound. 

The driver of the Ford was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville in critical condition. The front seat passenger in the Ford, a 50-year-old woman, and two back seat passengers, a 12-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl, were all treated and released at the scene. 

The driver of the Nissan and a front seat passenger, a 50-year-old woman, were also taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in serious condition.  

The crash remains under investigation by the Lake County Sheriff's Office Technical Crash Investigations Unit. 

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