Car crash in Mount Prospect: 77-year-old Jacqueline Bridges dies after collision on Rand Road near Euclid Avenue, police say

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. (WLS) — A woman died in a car crash in a northern suburb on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

The accident occurred around 12:20 p.m. at the intersection of Rand Road and Euclid Avenue in Mount Prospect, police said.

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A woman driving a Kia SUV northwest on Rand Road collided with a Mazda SUV traveling southeast on Rand Road attempting to turn left onto eastbound Euclid Avenue, police said.

The driver of the Kia suffered cardiac arrest after emergency responders arrived at the scene. Paramedics performed life-saving measures, authorities said.

She was taken to a local hospital where she was later pronounced dead, police said. She was identified as 77-year-old Jacqueline Bridges of Mount Prospect.

The driver of the Mazda, a 29-year-old woman from Des Plaines, was not injured in the crash, Mount Prospect police said.

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The roads were closed for about six hours while authorities investigated the accident.

The exact cause of the fatal crash remains under investigation. The Mount Prospect Police Department's Major Crash Investigation Team and the Major Case Assistance Team's Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction (STAR) Team continue to investigate.

Further information about the crash was not immediately available.