CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- One person was killed and four others were critically injured in a traffic crash involving a U-Haul van on the South Side late Sunday night.
The crash happened just after 9 p.m. Sunday night at 74th and Ashland in the Auburn-Gresham neighborhood. Officials said a U-Haul van going southbound ran a red light and hit a Chevy pick-up truck. Pictures from the Chicago Fire Department on social media suggest the pick-up truck was t-boned.
According to police, passenger in the U-Haul, a 26-year-old man, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died, police said. His name hasn’t been released yet.
The 25-year-old driver of the van broke his leg and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said. Another passenger, a 21-year-old woman, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with a fractured pelvis, police said. Both were in critical condition, according to fire officials.
The woman driving the Chevy pick-up truck suffered unknown injuries, and was taken to the University of Chicago in critical condition, police and fire officials said. Her age wasn’t immediately known.
A 37-year-old passenger in the Chevy pick-up truck suffered a head injury and was taken to Christ, where he was in critical condition, police said.
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