2 dead in fiery Carol Stream crash: coroner
A man died in a crash June 12, 2020, on North Avenue near Bennet Drive. | Carol Stream Police Department
CAROL STREAM - Two teenage boys died after a car crashed into the rear of a semitrailer Friday morning in Carol Stream.
The crash happened about 6:25 a.m. in the westbound lanes of North Avenue just west of Bennet Drive, Carol Stream police said in a statement.
A Carol Stream police officer witnessed the crash, and used a fire extinguisher to put out a fire caused by the impact, police said.
One boy in the car was pronounced dead at the scene, while a second person was taken to Central DuPage Hospital, police said.
The victims were identified as Jorge Acosta-Flores and David D. Aguilar, both 17, according to DuPage County Coroner Richard Jorgensen. They both lived in Carol Stream.
The driver of the semitrailer was uninjured.
An investigation is ongoing.