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Accidents in Elgin result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Elgin crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When a Elgin accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Here are resources to help accident victims and their families after an Elgin wreck

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

Elgin Police Department(link is external);

Elgin Fire & Rescue Department(link is external);

Kane County Sheriff’s Office(link is external);

Illinois State Police(link is external);

Elgin major medical facilities include AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital Elgin(link is external) and Advocate Sherman Hospital(link is external);

Kane County Superior Court(link is external);

Elgin real-time traffic report(link is external);

Elgin grief support services(link is external);

Illinois State Insurance Commissioner(link is external) site.

How do you deal with an insurance claim after an Elgin accident?

Regardless of how severe an accident is, almost everyone involved has to deal with insurance companies and claims. For accidents with very minor injuries and damage, a claim can sometimes be handled by working with the insurance adjuster. For crashes involving more serious injuries, or when a fatal crash occurs, an Elgin personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. Go here to learn more about how an Elgin accident lawyer(link is external) helps injured victims.