Overview
- The crash occurred just after 2 p.m. Saturday when a van struck the corner of a residential building at 502 South Cicero on the border of South Austin and West Garfield Park.
- Citizen-sourced video showed the building’s façade collapsing onto the street, and Chicago Fire Department crews evacuated the structure with no residents inside reported injured.
- Three adults and one child who were inside the van were taken to area hospitals, with three transported to Stroger and one to Mount Sinai and all listed in fair-to-serious condition.
- Officials have not released a cause for the crash and investigators are continuing on-scene assessments of the vehicle, the driver, and structural damage.
- The incident adds pressure to West Side emergency services and hospitals that are already handling multiple, separate emergencies in the city, which could affect response and bed availability.