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Woman injured after side-swiped by CTA bus in Chicago's Loop

CHICAGO (CBS) – A woman is hurt after she was swiped by a CTA bus in the Loop Saturday night.

Police say around 9:43 p.m., the 26-year-old woman was walking on the sidewalk on South Michigan Ave & Ida B Wells when the bus side-swiped her as it was making a turn.

The victim was taken by the Chicago Fire Department to Northwestern Hospital in good condition with a minor injury to her left shoulder.

CTA in a statement says:

"According to preliminary review of vehicle security cameras, a #147 Outer DuSable Lake Shore Express bus was traveling westbound on Ida B Wells between Michigan Ave. and Wabash when a pedestrian on the sidewalk appears to lose their balance and fall into the side of the bus."  

No further information was immediately available. 

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