A car accident in unincorporated Bremen Township left two men dead Thursday night, according to the Cook County sheriff’s office.
Tamer Mousa-Romman, 26, of Worth and Salahaldeen Khaled-Khatabeh, 23, of Bridgeview died from injuries sustained in the accident Dec. 26, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Sheriff police responded at 10:42 p.m. to a report of a crash involving two vehicles near the intersection of 143rd Street and Harlem Avenue, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office.
A 2018 Kia sedan was traveling north on 143rd Street when it swerved into oncoming traffic in the southbound lanes and struck a 2021 Lexus sedan, police said.
The driver of the Kia was transported to an area hospital where they were pronounced dead, police said. A passenger in the Kia was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The driver and passenger in the Lexus were transported to an area hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries, police said.
The Cook County sheriff’s office is investigating the crash.
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