32-Year-Old SUV Driver Dies After Rear-Ending CTA Bus on Blue Island Avenue
Chicago police have opened a Major Accident Investigation into the pre-dawn collision.
Overview
- Officers responded around 4:25–4:30 a.m. Sunday to the 2300 block of South Blue Island Avenue.
- Police report the CTA bus was stopped at a red light when a silver SUV hit its rear.
- The 32-year-old SUV driver was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where he was pronounced dead.
- Five riders were on the bus, and police said no one there suffered serious injuries.
- Local reports describe the location as Heart of Chicago, the Lower West Side, or Pilsen, reflecting differing neighborhood labels.