Crash in Front of Chicago Firehouse Leaves 1 Dead

April 23, 2014
Crews from Engine 46, Truck 17 and Ambulance 9 responded to the deadly crash outside of their station.

April 23--A green van and a CTA bus collided in the South Chicago neighborhood, authorities said, leaving one person dead and three others injured.

The crash happened about 12:45 a.m. in the intersection of South Chicago and Commercial avenues in front of the fire station that houses Ambulance 9, Engine 46 and Truck 17, all crews that responded to the crash.

The man who died was the driver of the van and pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center. The other two occupants were both listed in serious-to-critical condition, police said. One was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the other to Christ hospital, police said.

The CTA bus driver was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital for observation, police said.

The van was traveling east on 93rd Street and hit the bus near it's passenger-side back tire, meaning the bus was at least three quarters of the way through the 5-way intersection when the collision occurred, police said.

The bus wasn't carrying any passengers at the time of the crash, police said.

Police taped off the intersection and blocked traffic from all directions. The van had major front-end damage and ended up on the sidewalk in front of a dry cleaning business.

The CT bus remained parked facing southbound on Commercial Avenue south of South Chicago Avenue, its front door open but nobody inside.

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