Early Tuesday morning, a collision between a Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) bus and a private ambulance sent six individuals to the hospital, as confirmed by local authorities. The incident, which involved a Medical Express Ambulance Service vehicle rear-ending the bus, occurred on the 1100 block of South Michigan Avenue, near East Roosevelt Road, at about 10:15 a.m. According to WGN-TV, police reported that all six passengers were treated for minor injuries and were listed in good condition.
Details provided by police indicate that two men, aged 23 and 25, along with a 23-year-old female were taken to Rush University Medical Center for treatment. Two other men, one aged 32, and another 73, were admitted to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. Northwestern Memorial Hospital received two additional patients, whose ages were not immediately known, according to the report by WGN-TV.
In parallel coverage of the accident, ABC7 Chicago noted that the ambulance bore front-end damage and was not carrying any patients at the time of the crash. Similarly, the No. 3 CTA bus involved showed rear-end damage. They reported that six individuals refused treatment at the scene while an expected six were transported to local hospitals, reiterating that none of the injuries sustained in the crash were serious.
Further information on the specific cause of the collision has yet to be revealed. However, the ambulance driver was issued two citations post-collision. As this is a developing story, additional details are expected to be disclosed as investigations continue. For updates, interested parties should check back with the respective news outlets.
