Several people injured after SUV runs red light, crashes into Pace bus

11 injured in West Pullman crash

A police chase on the Far South Side ends with a multi-vehicle crash and several injuries.

CHICAGO - Several people were injured in a crash involving a Pace bus on the city's Far South Side.

What we know:

According to police, officers witnessed a Jeep run a red light while they were conducting a traffic stop around 7:30 p.m. Broadway and Ashland in Blue Island, Ill.

The Jeep then sped toward Chicago along Vermont Avenue, a residential street, before crashing into a Pace bus on Halsted Street in the West Pullman neighborhood. Two other vehicles were also struck in the collision.

The driver of the Jeep and his 34-year-old passenger were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition. A third passenger in the SUV, a 26-year-old man was taken to the same hospital in good condition.

A 27-year-old woman and a 6-year-old boy who were in one of the vehicles that was hit were transported to the University of Chicago Hospital and Comer Children's Hospital, respectively. They were both listed in good condition.

Four women passengers on the Pace bus suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the collision, making eleven people injured in total. Their ages ranged from 32 to 66.

Debris from the crash, including car parts and shattered glass, remained scattered at the intersection Thursday morning. No arrests or citations have been issued as police continue to investigate.

The Blue Island officer involved is on administrative leave as the investigation continues, which is department policy.

Blue Island is working with the Illinois State Police to investigate the incident.