Two injured in traffic accident near intersection of Madison and Banker

By Kim McDarison

Two individuals were transported to an area hospital Thursday after the vehicles in which they were traveling collided near the intersection of Madison Avenue and Banker Road, according to Capt. Chad Lange of the Fort Atkinson Police Department. 

Police responded to the intersection at 3:28 p.m. at which time they found a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder which had collided with a 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander. Both are SUV-type vehicles, Lange said. 

According to Lange, the accident occurred after the driver of the Nissan Pathfinder, a juvenile female who was of driving age, stopped at the stop sign at Banker Road and began to negotiate a turn onto Madison Avenue, with the intent to continue eastbound on Madison Avenue. The driver of the Pathfinder moved into the path of the Outlander, which was traveling westbound on Madison Avenue. 

The front ends of the two SUVs collided at an angle, Lange said.  

While a full crash report had not yet been completed, as of Thursday night, Lange said he could report that along with the driver, the Pathfinder had two passengers, both of whom also were juvenile females. One of the occupants was trapped in the vehicle after the crash and was extricated by members of the Fort Atkinson Fire Department. She was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries, he said. 

Lange said the Outlander had at least three occupants, two of which he believed were males and one female. Without benefit of the full report, he said, he was unaware of their ages. He believed one of the male occupants of the Outlander was transported by ambulance to an area hospital also with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries. 

The westbound lane of traffic on Madison Avenue was closed and traffic was diverted away from the area for about an hour, Lange said. 

The female driver of the Pathfinder was cited for failure to yield at a stop sign, he said. 

Among emergency crews responding to the scene were the Fort Atkinson Police Department, Fort Atkinson Fire Department, and Ryan Brothers ambulance service. 

This story may be updated.