Car hits bus and sends it crashing into building on Chicago's Near West Side

5 hurt went car crashes into bus on Near West Side

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A car slammed into a Chicago Transit Authority bus and sent it into a building on the city's Near West Side Monday evening.

At 5:37 p.m., a black Infinity headed west on Washington Boulevard ran a red light and hit a CTA bus traveling south on Damen Avenue, police said. The scene is just a couple of blocks from the United Center.

The occupants of the Infiniti bolted from the scene, but one was caught and an arrested by police.

Five people on the bus were taken to local hospitals for minor injuries, police said.

There were no reports of damage to the building, police said.

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