HUNTLEY, IL : Two Elgin men are dead after a crash in unincorporated Riley Township on May, Wednesday, 24th 2017

About 5:30 a.m. Wednesday, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, the Marengo Police Department, the Hampshire Police Department and the Huntley Fire Protection District responded to a crash on Route 20 north of Harmony Road. The crash involved two vehicles, including a 1999 Volkswagen Jetta and a Ford F-550 Super Duty truck, according to the sheriff’s office. The driver of the Volkswagen, a 31-year-old man, and his passenger, a 35-year-old man, were pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

A preliminary investigation shows that the Volkswagen was driving north on Route 20 when the driver lost control of the car and traveled into the southbound lane, colliding with the truck that was driving south on Route 20, according to the sheriff’s office.

A 27-year-old Marengo man was driving the truck, with a 42-year-old Capron man as his passenger. Neither were injured.

Everyone was wearing seat belts at the time, and air bags deployed in both vehicles, police said.

Route 20 between Harmony and Church roads was closed for several hours while investigators looked into the crash.

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2 dead after Route 20 crash near Riley Township