3 men badly hurt in East Garfield Park crash

Two cars collided about 5:30 p.m. One struck a tree. Two of the men involved appear to have suffered gunshot wounds, fire officials said. They are hospitalized.

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Three men were critically injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday in East Garfield Park.

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Three men were critically injured in a car accident Wednesday in East Garfield Park. Two of them appeared to have suffered gunshot wounds, officials said.

A black SUV and a white sedan collided about 5:30 p.m. near the intersection of North Homan Avenue and West Fulton Boulevard, Chicago fire officials said. One of the cars then rolled over and struck a tree, knocking it down.

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A tree and street sign were toppled after they were struck by a car near the intersection of North Homan Avenue and West Fulton Boulevard.

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Two men were transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, and another was taken to Stroger Hospital, where they were listed in critical condition. Two of them appeared to have gunshot wounds, officials said. None of their ages were immediately known.

Additional information wasn’t available.

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Chicago police work the scene where three people were critically injured in two vehicle crash in East Garfield Park.

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