Five officers hurt in collision of 2 squad cars in Englewood

A marked squad car was eastbound about 7:10 p.m. on 63rd Street when it struck an unmarked squad car traveling south on Racine Avenue, Chicago police said. One of the squad cars struck a Cadillac.

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The side of a Chicago police squad car.

The intersection of 63rd Street and South Racine Avenue in Englewood.

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Five Chicago police officers were hurt in a crash Thursday in Englewood.

A marked squad car was traveling eastbound about 7:10 p.m. on 63rd Street when it collided with an unmarked squad car traveling south on Racine Avenue, Chicago police said.

The marked squad car then struck a Cadillac traveling north on Racine, police said.

Five officers were taken to local hospitals with injuries not considered to be life-threatening, police said.

The person in the Cadillac declined medical attention, police said.

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