Man critically injured in West Lawn crash

About 11:05 p.m., a 36-year-old man was driving a white Dodge van south on Pulaski Road when he crashed into a gray sedan that had just turned north from 63rd Street.

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A person was critically injured in a vehicle crash June 16, 2020, in the 6200 block of South Pulaski Road.

A person was critically injured in a vehicle crash June 16, 2020, in the 6200 block of South Pulaski Road.

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A person was critically injured in a vehicle crash Tuesday in West Lawn on the Southwest Side, according to police.

About 11:05 p.m., a 36-year-old man was driving a white Dodge van south on Pulaski Road when he crashed into a gray sedan that had just turned north from 63rd Street, Chicago police said.

The driver of the van was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in fair condition with a broken leg and a fractured ankle, police said. The driver of the sedan, a 33-year-old man was taken to the same hospital in critical condition.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

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