CHICAGO (STNG) -- Twenty people were taken to hospitals Tuesday morning after a car rear-ended a CTA bus on the Near West Side.
An EMS Plan II response was called for the accident at West Roosevelt Road and South Blue Island Avenue. The accident involved a westbound No. 12 Roosevelt bus, according to CTA spokeswoman Catherine Hosinski.
She said preliminary reports indicate the bus was stopped at an intersection when it was struck by a car. According to Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford, the car rear-ended the bus.
The accident happened about 9:30 a.m. and involved a bus and two cars, according to police News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien.
One person, reportedly the driver of the car that struck the bus, was taken from the scene in serious to critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, according to Langford.
A total of 19 other people, in fair to serious condition, have been taken to area hospitals, Langford said. Hosinski said all of the injuries to bus passengers were reportedly minor. None of those taken from the scene had life-threatening injuries, Langford said.
Two people in fair to serious condition and two in good condition, including the driver of the second car, were taken to the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago, Langford said. The CTA bus driver was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair to serious condition.
Four people were taken to Mercy Hospital; two were taken in fair to serious condition to Saint Anthony Hospital; two in fair to serious condition were taken to Rush University Medical Center; four were taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in fair to serious condition; and two were taken in fair to serious condition to Mount Sinai.
With the EMS Plan II and a call for additional ambulances, a total of at least 12 ambulances were sent to the scene. The EMS Plan was secured about 10:20 a.m.
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