Six-car crash injures two in Oswego

Two people were injured in a six-car crash Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Route 34 and Fifth Street in Oswego.

Oswego Police were dispatched to the scene about 4:10 p.m. The preliminary investigation has determined that a Chevy Malibu was traveling west on Route 34 and turned left onto southbound Fifth Street in front of a Hyundai Elantra traveling eastbound Route 34, causing the Hyundai Elantra to strike the passenger side of the Chevrolet Malibu, according to a news release from the Oswego Police Department.

The two vehicles then struck four other vehicles that were stopped at the light on Fifth Street, according to the release. The drivers of both the Chevrolet Malibu and Hyundai Elantra both needed to be extricated from their vehicles and both were taken to Rush Copley Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, according to the release.

There were no passengers in either car. None of the occupants in the other four vehicles were injured.

Five of the vehicles were towed from the scene. Route 34 was partially shut down and had limited travel for about an hour.

Police continue to investigate the crash.