2 kids among 7 injured in Northwest Side crash

The crash happened at Nelson Street and Laramie Avenue in Cragin.

Several people were hurt in a crash March 6, 2020, at Nelson Street and Laramie Avenue in Cragin.

Several people were hurt in a crash March 6, 2020, at Nelson Street and Laramie Avenue in Cragin.

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Several people were injured, including two children seriously hurt, in a crash Friday morning in Cragin on the Northwest Side.

Paramedics responded about 7:45 a.m. to a crash at the intersection of Nelson Street and Laramie Avenue, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merritt.

Two children were taken in serious-to-critical condition to Lurie Children’s Hospital, Merritt said.

Four adults were taken in fair-to-serious condition to First Community Hospital, and another person was taken in fair-to-serious condition to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, he said.

Chicago police said the crash has been cleared.

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