Expand / Collapse search
☰

1 dead, 13 injured in high-speed crash involving CTA bus on South Side

By Will Hager
Updated  November 21, 2024 6:07am CST
Chicago Transit Authority
FOX 32 Chicago

1 dead, 13 injured in high-speed crash involving CTA bus on South Side

One person was killed and 13 others were injured in a high-speed crash involving two cars and a CTA bus on Wednesday night.

The Brief

    • A high-speed crash involving a CTA bus, a car, and a fleeing vehicle left one person dead and 13 others injured near 60th and State streets Wednesday night.
    • Police recovered four guns from the speeding car, and its three occupants are in custody as the Major Accidents Unit investigates.

CHICAGO - One person was killed and 13 others were injured in a high-speed crash involving two cars and a CTA bus on Wednesday night.

The crash happened shortly after 7 p.m. when police were following a speeding vehicle that crashed into a CTA bus and another car near 60th and State streets, which is located on the border of the Washington Park and Englewood neighborhoods.

The driver of the car that was struck was taken to a local hospital where they were later pronounced dead. They have not yet been identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office.

The CTA bus driver and nine of their passengers were hospitalized with non-life-threatening conditions, according to police.

Three occupants of the speeding car were taken into custody and hospitalized with minor injuries.

Police said four guns were recovered from the striking vehicle.

CPD's Major Accidents unit is investigating.