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South Side crash leaves 8 hospitalized, 3 in critical condition: officials
A crash involving a transport van on the South Side left 8 people hospitalized – three people are in critical condition.
CHICAGO - Eight people are hospitalized—three in critical condition—after a transport van crashed on the city's South Side.
The accident occurred around 4 p.m. Thursday in the 9800 block of S. Cottage Grove.
A Ford van was heading northbound when it struck a Chevy Impala that was heading southbound and attempting to make a left-hand-turn, according to Chicago police. The van then struck a pole.
The crash resulted in eight people being transported to four area hospitals. Three of the patients have life-threatening injuries, while the others are in good or serious condition, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
The driver of the van was issued a citation for failure to yield.