5 Teens, 3 Others Hurt In School Bus-Motorcylce Crash

CHICAGO, IL — At least eight people — five of them teenagers — were hurt when a school bus and motorcycle colided Monday morning on the Far South Side, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The 37-year-old driver of the motorcycle was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious condition, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The crash happened just before 6:45 a.m. in the 10900 block of South Michigan Avenue in the Roseland neighborhood, fire officials said. Chicago police's Major Accidents Investigation Unit is investigating the accident, the Sun-Times reports. (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news for the South Side and Chicago — or other neighborhoods. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.)

The individuals injured in the crash included the following, according to the fire department and the Sun-Times:

• a girl, 15, in good condition at MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island
• a girl, 15, in good condition at Comer Children’s Hospital
• a boy, 15, in good condition to Comer
• tow boys, both 17, were taken to Roseland Community Hospital and their conditions were stabilized there
• a man, 19 was taken to Roseland
• a woman, 50, was taken to Roseland

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