Woman seriously injured after car crashes into Lake Michigan near Grant Park, CFD says

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman was seriously injured after a vehicle crashed into the water in Lake Michigan downtown Saturday, Chicago fire officials said.

The crash happened between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the lakefront trail near East Balbo Drive in Grant Park.

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The woman, who was the driver of the car, managed to get out of the vehicle and the water, and she was taken to hospital in serious condition, CFD said. Her age was not yet known.

First responders could be seen working near the scene of the crash, where a car was partially submerged in the water near the edge of the lake.

CFD divers searched the water for additional passengers, but did not find anyone. It was not yet known if anyone else was in the vehicle as the time of the crash.

Chicago police said the vehicle veered into the lake and the woman was not injured, despite information from CFD.

Citations are pending, police said.

No further information was immediately available.