3 dead, 2 hurt after vehicle crashes into tree in Ashburn

Three people died and two others were hurt Wednesday when a vehicle crashed into a fire hydrant and then a tree in Ashburn on the Southwest Side.

A 24-year-old woman driving the vehicle lost control about 3 a.m. in the 3300 block of West 87th Street, Chicago police said.

Everyone except the driver were ejected from the vehicle, police said. No one was wearing a seatbelt.

The driver, Junana D. Mitchell of Justice, died at the scene, while 18-year-old Robbie Bell of Justice and Danisha Woods, 17, were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where they also died, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Autopsy results confirmed the trio died of multiple injuries sustained in the crash and ruled their deaths as accidents, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

Two other women, ages 19 and 20, were taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in fair condition, police said.

Area One detectives are investigating the crash.