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Three injured in CTA bus crash in North Lawndale

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An SUV is pinned between a CTA bus and a street sign pole Wednesday night in North Lawndale. | Network Video Productions

Three people were injured Wednesday night when a CTA bus and an SUV collided in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.

The two-vehicle crash happened at 11 p.m. in the 1300 block of West Pulaski, according to Chicago Police. The Infiniti SUV could be seen pinned between the front of the bus and a street sign pole.

The bus driver and two passengers of the SUV were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.

The cause of the crash is under investigation, police said.


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