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SUV Driver Dies After Head-On Collision With CTA Bus, Police Say

By Tanveer Ali | September 9, 2017 8:37am

CHICAGO — An SUV driver died after crashing his car head-on Friday night into a CTA bus in Washington Park, police said.

The incident occurred in the 5900 block of South King Drive around 11:35 p;m.

The SUV was going northbound at a high-rate of speed before crossing the median and striking the bus.

Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

The SUV driver, a 35-year-old man, was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital.

The bus driver, a 47-year-old man, and a 23-year-old male passenger were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Another passenger, a 41-year-old man, was taken to University of Chicago Hospitals.

All are listed as "stable."