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Vehicle Fleeing Police Pursuit Crashes Into Pace Bus on Chicago’s Far South Side

An investigation is underway after nine victims were hospitalized with five in serious-to-critical condition

Overview

  • Officers from the Blue Island Police Department attempted to stop a vehicle that ran a red light before it fled northbound on Halsted Street
  • At approximately 7:30 p.m. on July 10, the fleeing vehicle struck a Pace bus and two other cars near South Halsted and West Vermont streets in West Pullman
  • Eleven people were injured in the collision, including commuters and occupants of the other vehicles
  • Chicago Fire Department paramedics transported nine victims to area hospitals with five listed in serious-to-critical condition
  • Law enforcement agencies continue probing the causes of the crash and reviewing pursuit protocols in high-risk traffic encounters