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Crash on Chicago's South Side leaves one dead, two injured

Horrific crash kills driver of Hyundai on Chicago's South Side
Horrific crash kills driver of Hyundai on Chicago's South Side 00:19

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A horrific crash left one person dead Tuesday evening in the Calumet Heights neighborhood.

At 7:44 p.m., a Hyundai was headed east on 88th Street at Stony Island Avenue when it was involved in a crash with a Mercedes, which was traveling north on Stony Island Avenue.

The Hyundai flipped over. The woman who had been driving the Hyundai – age unknown – was pronounced dead on the scene.

A man – age also unknown – from the Hyundai, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in an unknown condition. A 27-year-old man from the Mercedes was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital in fair condition.

The police Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating.

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