Quick Facts:
Where: The accident occurred in the 7400 block of South Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.
What Happened: A commercial van and a pickup truck collided under unknown conditions.
Participants:
- Driver of commercial van
- Passenger in commercial van
- Driver of pickup truck
- Passenger in pickup truck
Reported Injuries/Fatalities:
- Passenger in commercial van, 26, killed
- Driver of pickup truck, injured
- Passenger in pickup truck, injured
Details:
On or about Sunday, November 14th, 2021, around 9:00 at night, an accident between a commercial van and a pickup truck left one person dead and sent two other people to the hospital. Authorities from the Cook County Sheriff’s Department said the accident was reported in the 7400 block of South Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.
Investigators said one as-of-yet unidentified individual was killed when a commercial van allegedly ran a red light and struck a pickup truck on South Ashland Avenue. Paramedics transported a passenger in the commercial van, as well as the driver and passenger in the pickup truck to a nearby hospital, where the passenger from the commercial van succumbed to their injuries a short time after their arrival.
According to Google Maps, the scene of the accident. is a short distance south of downtown Chicago.
Multiple agencies assisted after the crash.