Driver killed, 3 others injured when car collides with CTA bus on Chicago’s Southwest Side

CHICAGO (CBS) — An 18-year-old man died early Saturday morning in southwest Chicago when his car collided with a CTA bus. The bus eventually crashed into a storefront and three other people were injured.

The accident occurred around 4 a.m. in the 4000 block of West 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood.

The facade and part of the roof collapsed, becoming a pile of bricks beneath a bus-sized hole in the building.

Surveillance video shows the intersection was quiet until the collision, with sparks flying as the car skids to the side and the CTA bus slams into the building.

Amparo Galan said she was on the bus on her way to work. She had just closed her eyes for a moment when she suddenly felt as if she was being thrown out of her seat.

According to Chicago police, the 18-year-old driver of a white sedan failed to see a red light at the corner of 26th Street and Pulaski Road and collided with the bus.

A 21-year-old woman was sitting in the passenger seat.

All four passengers in the car and bus were taken to hospitals.

Ampara said she injured her ribs and hip when the bus crashed into an empty store next to a check-cashing business.

The white limousine was torn apart.

According to Chicago police, the two occupants of the car and the two people on the bus, including the driver, were taken by ambulance to Mt. Sinai and St. Anthony hospitals.

Police said the driver of the sedan was taken to St. Anthony Hospital but did not survive. The others are expected to recover.

Local contractors say that although there is a huge mess to clean up, the building can be saved.

The name of the deceased 18-year-old driver was not yet known on Saturday evening.

Police said no summons had been issued.