School bus driver suffers medical emergency and crashes on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, later dies
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A school bus driver suffered a health emergency and crashed on DuSable Lake Shore Drive Wednesday afternoon, and two boys on the bus were taken to the hospital.
The bus driver later died.
At 4:06 p.m., a 39-year-old man was driving the school bus on northbound DuSable Lake Shore Drive near Ohio Street when he suffered a medical emergency and lost control, striking the median.
The boys on the bus – ages 9 and 12 – were taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital for observation. They were in good condition.
Following the crash, three northbound lanes were closed for first responders.
The driver, Christopher Johnson, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he died.
The medical examiner did not say if Johnson died of injuries in the crash or the health problem that caused it.
Belmont Area detectives are conducting a death investigation.