11 Injured In CTA Bus Crash In Back Of The Yards
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Eleven people were injured, two of them seriously, when a CTA bus collided with an SUV in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Tuesday morning.
The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. near 41st and Ashland.
EMS Plan 1 44th and Ashland 11 total transports to various hospitals. pic.twitter.com/wTJjkfS1MH
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) May 21, 2019
A Fire Department spokesperson said 11 people were taken to hospitals.
Two people were taken to Stroger Hospital in serious to critical condition, including one person from the SUV. One person was taken to the University of Illinois Hospital in fair to serious conditions, and three others were taken there in good to fair condition.
Two people were taken to Mercy Hospital & Medical Center; one in fair to serious condition, and one in good to fair condition. Three people were taken to Rush University Medical Center in good to fair condition.
EMS Plan 1 called for a pin-in crash at Ashland & 41st involving a car and a CTA bus. Avoid Ashland between 43rd & Pershing. pic.twitter.com/VIoZaNvRuG
— Jeanette Hudson (@JHudsontraffic) May 21, 2019
The cause of the crash was under investigation.