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4 Injured When CTA Bus Slams Into Tree On Lake Shore Drive

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Four people were rushed to the hospital Monday afternoon after a Chicago Transit Authority bus crashed into a tree on North Lake Shore Drive.

The accident happened on the Drive near Wilson Avenue, the Fire Department said.

 

CTA Bus Hits Tree

A CTA bus slammed into a tree on Lake Shore Drive at Wilson Avenue this afternoon. Chopper 2 is over the scene. https://cbsloc.al/2o1N428

Posted by CBS Chicago on Monday, September 30, 2019

The bus is an articulated bus that bends at the center. Tire tracks appeared to indicate that it crossed the median before hitting the tree on an off-ramp.

Four people were hospitalized, according to the Fire Department. One was in serious-to-critical condition, the other three in fair-to-serious condition, the Fire Department said.

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