Category: Bus Accidents

There was a charter bus crash on the Stevenson Expressway (I-55) this morning.

According to the Illinois State Police (ISP) the accident happened shortly before 7:00 a.m., on the inbound lanes of I-55 near Damen Avenue.  The accident involved the bus crashing into a sign.

At least six passengers were injured.  One person was taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital for treatment of accident injuries; the other five people were taken to hospitals and reported to be in “good condition.”

Another 28 people on the bus refused medical attention.

Additional details and possible updates concerning this bus crash can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the December 28, 2015 Chicago Sun-Times article titled “6 passengers injured in Stevenson bus crash; inbound lanes closed” as well as the December 28 wgntv.com article (with video) titled “6 injured in charter bus accident; IB I-55 lanes closed at Damen.”

Two Chicago accidents involving students being transported have been recently reported.  Crashes involving buses are often cause for concern as seat belts may either not be available or are not routinely used.

The first accident involved a school bus that crashed in Logan Square (Near North Side of Chicago) Monday, November 2, 2015.  The accident’s cause is still being investigated, but it appears as if the school bus “jumped a curb” on the 2600 block of North Pulaski Road at 4:10 p.m.  According to the Chicago Fire Department, 26 students were taken to hospitals, all in good condition.

Additional details and possible updates concerning this school bus crash can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the November 2 ABC7Chicago.com article titled “No serious injuries reported in Logan Square school bus accident” as well as the November 2 Chicago Sun-Times article titled “School bus crashes in Logan Square.”

Another crash involving the transport of students was reported on November 3 at the intersection of Roosevelt Road and Columbus Drive.  Details on this accident are limited; however, according to the Chicago Fire Department, this accident involved a car that “rear-ended” a student van.  Additional details can be seen in a variety of media sources including the November 3 CBS Chicago article titled “Student Van Hit By Car; 13 Sent To Hospitals.”

There was a fatal crash involving a CTA bus that drove onto a Chicago sidewalk this afternoon (June 2, 2015.)  The accident happened at approximately 5:50 p.m. in the 100 block of East Lake Street (at Michigan Avenue.)

The accident happened after the bus, for a currently unknown reason, jumped a curb and went onto the sidewalk.  One pedestrian was struck as were four vehicles.

This bus crash led to the death of one woman, who has been identified as a 51-year-old woman who died after being taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for treatment of her accident injuries.

Eight other people were injured, one of them critically.  The bus driver, said to be 48 years old, received minor injuries during the accident.

The Chicago Police Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating the crash.

Additional details and possible updates concerning this Chicago bus accident can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the June 2, 2015 Chicago Tribune article titled “1 dead, 8 injured in Michigan Avenue bus crash” as well as the June 2 Chicago Sun-Times article titled “Person killed, 8 others hurt in CTA bus crash at Michigan and Lake.”

There was a school bus accident on the Dan Ryan Expressway Monday morning, October 20, 2014.

According to the Illinois State Police (ISP), the accident happened at approximately 9:20 a.m. on the northbound Dan Ryan near 89th Street.

The accident also involved two passenger vehicles and a pickup truck, and the school bus was said to be full with children heading on a field trip.

Seven children and seven adults were taken to hospitals with injuries considered to be non-life-threatening.

The cause of the accident has not yet been determined.  The accident remains under investigation.

Additional details and possible updates can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the October 20, 2014 Chicago Tribune article titled “14 injured in Dan Ryan crash involving school bus” as well as the October 20 CBS Chicago article titled “14 injured In Dan Ryan Crash Involving School Bus.”

There was a shuttle bus collision on the Interstate 190 (I-190) entrance to O’Hare International Airport this morning (August 29, 2014).  Fourteen people on the shuttle were taken to hospitals.

According to the Chicago Fire Department, the collision happened just before 6:30 a.m., and involved a privately-owned shuttle bus that for an unknown reason collided head-on with a concrete median that separated lanes leading to arrivals and departures.

The bus sustained severe damage due to the impact of the collision.  It is unknown at this time how fast the bus was traveling at the time of the crash.

The accident remains under investigation.

Additional details and possible updates can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the August 29, 2014 Chicago Sun-Times article titled “Firefighter describes scene at O’Hare shuttle bus crash” as well as the August 29 CBS Chicago article titled “Shuttle Bus Crashes On I-190 Entrance At O’Hare.”

There was a fatal bus accident this afternoon (May 26, 2014) in which a CTA bus traveling in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood hit a girl.

Details on this accident and its causes are limited at this time.

According to the Chicago Police Department, the girl was hit by the bus in the 7700 block of South Shore Drive at 3:12 p.m.  The girl died at the accident scene.

Additional details and possible updates concerning this Chicago bus accident can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the May 26, 2014 Chicago Tribune article titled “Girl killed when hit by CTA bus on South Side” as well as the May 26 Chicago Sun-Times article titled “CTA bus hits, kills girl in South Shore.”

There was an accident today involving a CTA bus and a delivery truck on Chicago’s South Side.  Ten people – all adults – were injured during this collision, but all are expected to survive.

According to the Chicago Police Department, this crash happened at approximately 12:35 p.m. near the intersection of 79th Street and South Cottage Grove Avenue.

At the time of the collision, both the CTA Route 79 bus and truck were heading north on Cottage Grove, when the truck made a right-hand turn in front of the bus.

The ten people injured were taken to various hospitals.

Additional details and possible updates concerning this Chicago bus accident can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the May 16, 2014 Chicago Sun-Times Voices article titled “11 hurt after CTA bus collides with semi” as well as the May 16 Chicago Tribune article titled “Cops: 10 hurt when delivery truck, CTA bus collide.”

There was a traffic incident this morning in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood, on Chicago’s South Side.  Six people were injured when a car collided with a bus.  The bus, in turn, hit a van.

The collision happened at St. Lawrence Avenue and Marquette at approximately 7:30 a.m.

Five special needs adults on the bus, as well as the driver of the car, were injured and taken to hospitals.

Additional details and possible updates can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the August 15 Chicago Tribune article titled “6 hurt in school bus crash” as well as the August 15 DNAInfo.com article titled “Special Needs Bus Accident in Woodlawn Injures Six.”