Bus driver dead after suffering medical emergency, crashing on Lake Shore Drive
CHICAGO - A bus driver has died after he suffered a medical emergency and crashed into a median on Lake Shore Drive Wednesday afternoon.
At about 4:06 p.m., a 39-year-old man was driving a school bus in the 600 block of North Lake Shore Drive when he suffered a health emergency and lost control of the bus, striking a road median, police said.
The man was transported to Northwestern Hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead.
He has been identified as Christopher Johnson.
There were two other victims, a 12-year-old boy and a 9-year-old boy on board during the crash. Both were transported to Comers Children's Hospital in good condition for observation.
No other injuries were reported. Area Three detectives are conducting a death investigation.