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Shuttle Bus Crashes Near Chicago O’Hare Airport; More Than a Dozen Injured

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(CHICAGO) — Access to Chicago O’Hare Airport was limited after a shuttle bus crashed into a concrete barrier in the westbound lanes of I-190 Friday morning.

Police blocked the lanes that lead to the airport creating a major traffic jam.

“People were basically bailing out of their vehicles in an effort to make it to their flights and it’s understandable. But at some point in time, we had to gain control of them to get off the shoulders where the emergency vehicles were trying to get to the scene,” said Chicago Fire Department District Chief Tom Sampey.

At least 14 people including the shuttle driver were injured in the crash. A total of 13 people were transported to local hospitals, and four people are listed in serious-to-critical condition, ABC News station WLS-TV reports. At least five people are listed in good condition, fire officials said Friday.

O’Hare Airport officials confirmed that the bus accident occurred on a road leading to the terminals, but declined to provide anymore information.

All lanes of the I-190 ramp toward O’Hare Airport re-opened around 8:45am.


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