Car, school bus collide on South Side, sending 4 to hospital: Chicago police

School bus crash took place near border of Gresham, West Chatham

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Car, school bus collide on South Side: Chicago police

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Four people were taken to the hospital after a car collided with a school bus Wednesday morning on Chicago's South Side, Chicago police said.

A 21-year-old man was driving a Nissan east in the 400-block of West 87th Street just before 6:45 a.m. when he hit a bus that was making a left turn from 87th Street, CPD said.

The bus then hit a nearby fence.

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Three occupants on the bus, an 18-year-old man, a 19-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman were taken to St. Bernard Hospital in good condition.

The driver of the Nissan was taken to Jackson Park Hospital in good condition.

The female bus driver refused treatment.

No citations had been issued later Wednesday morning.

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