2 hospitalized after crashing into ambulance in Washington Park

A Chevy traveling northbound in the 5500 block of South Martin Luther King Drive struck an ambulance driving eastbound on 55th Street.

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Two people were injured after crashing into an ambulance March 31, 2021, in Washington Park.

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Two people were hospitalized after a vehicle crashed into an ambulance Wednesday afternoon in Washington Park on the South Side.

A Chevy was driving north about 4:30 p.m. in the 5500 block of South Martin Luther King Drive when it struck a private ambulance heading east on 55th Street, Chicago police said.

Two men traveling in the Chevy were transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

No citations were issued, according to police.

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