A CTA bus crashed into an eye care building Friday morning while trying to avoid an accident in Belmont Cragin on the Northwest Side, sending a half dozen people to hospitals.
The crash happened about 7:50 a.m. at Laramie and Fullerton avenues, according to Chicago police and the Chicago Transit Authority.
A photo of the scene shows a bus crashed into the corner of Galileo Optical, 5159 W. Fullerton Ave.
A No. 74 bus was eastbound on Fullerton at the intersection when a tow truck driver “lost control,” according to CTA spokesman Steve Mayberry.
The bus driver swerved to avoid the truck and struck a nearby building, Mayberry said.
Six adults, including the bus driver, were taken to hospitals in good condition, police and fire officials said.
Three people were taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, one person went to Illinois Masonic Medical Center and two people went to Community First Hospital, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merritt.
Laramie/Fullerton CLOSED after CTA bus crashed into building. Six people, including the driver, transported to the hospital in good condition. pic.twitter.com/vWuoS3buTk
— Sarah Jindra (@SarahJindra) June 26, 2020
