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4 injured in Washington Heights crash

By Jordan Owen

Four people were injured in a crash Tuesday afternoon in the South Side Washington Heights neighborhood.

The two-vehicle crash happened at 12:58 p.m. at West 99th Street and South Beverly Boulevard, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Cmdr. Curtis Hudson.

Four people were taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park with minor injuries, Hudson said.

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