Chicago police told reporters that shots were fired at a black Dodge Intrepid on the city’s South Side, causing the car to hit the westbound No. 75 Chicago Transit Authority bus, which then hit a light pole.

No one was shot when gunfire erupted around 9:30 a.m. on the city’s South Side, Chicago police spokesman Mike Sullivan said. Two people were hospitalized in serious to critical condition, though many of the injuries were caused by shattered glass, authorities said.

The Chicago Tribune reports:

Witnesses quoted by local media said two young men armed with AK-47s or Uzis jumped from a red truck, which followed them down the street as they shot at a black sedan.

“They got out of this red truck and started walking and shooting,” Al Perkins, head cook at Ryan Anthony’s restaurant in the 7400 block of South Vincennes, told the Chicago Tribune. “I think they were aiming at a black car down the block… Once they got done, they ran back to the truck.”

Witnesses said the Intrepid was speeding south on Vincennes, ran a red light and slammed the westbound bus near its front door. After the incident, the car was roped off at the scene.

One injured woman was laid out in the doorway of the restaurant.

The incident remains under investigation.

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Shattered glass on the Eisenhower Expressway. (Alex Garcia/Chicago Tribune)

The accident occurred at 6:30 a.m. and the lanes were reopened at about 9:30 a.m.

The Illinois Department of Transportation reported that the bridge itself was structurally sound and based on a preliminary investigation, they determined that the load was over height regulations which resulted in the impact to the overhead sign.

Two vehicles were damaged from the flying debris, but fortunately, no one was hurt.

Truck accident lawyers, Gordon  & Elias state that traveling down a highway with other drivers is sometimes challenging enough. You should not have to dodge rocks and other debris coming from a truck carrying too much of a load that is not secure. Sometimes that “falling debris” takes the form of larger items that can do significant damage to your car or crash through your windshield, seriously injuring you and others.

Gordon & Elias state that truck drivers and trucking companies should be held accountable for their negligence in loading the trailer or flatbed of a commercial truck. They must exercise the highest standards of safety, particularly when a load contains hazardous or volatile material.

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All local lanes on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway were closed for approximately two hours this morning after a semi truck jackknifed and spilled fuel on the roadway.

Investigators closed all northbound local lanes for about two hours, state police said. Express lanes were not closed.

All lanes were reopened as of 7 a.m.

State Police reports that no one was injured.

The cause of the crash is not yet known, but the weather is blamed for two earlier jackknifed semis on the Dan Ryan near 63rd Street. One inbound and one outbound semi jackknifed about 2:30 a.m., but state police said the crashes do not appear related.

This information was obtained from SUN-TIMES NEWS GROUP report

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