Woman hospitalized after falling debris hits her in Wicker Park

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A woman was hospitalized in critical condition after she was struck by debris falling from a building Wednesday evening in Wicker Park.

The woman, 22, was walking about 6 p.m. in the 1200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue when she was struck by the falling debris, Chicago police said.

She suffered a laceration to the head and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

A vehicle traveling north was also struck by the falling debris but the driver was not injured, police said.

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