2 Hurt When Car Slams Into West Side CTA Station

CHICAGO, IL — A car crashed into a West Side CTA Pink Line station Wednesday, injuring two people, according to ABC 7 Eyewitness News. One of the people hurt was taken to a local hospital in serious to critical condition; the other injured person was hospitalized in fair to good condition, the report stated. The station stayed open after the accident, which didn't create any delays along the Pink Line, the report added.

A white, four-door Volkswagen sedan slammed into the Central Park Station, 1915 S. Central Park Ave., at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, the report stated. The car hit the station's entrance and a nearby bench, the report added.

Police are investigating the accident, and it was not clear how the crash happened, the report stated. It also wasn't clear whether the people hurt had been in the car or the station, the report added. (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news for the West Side and Chicago — or other neighborhoods. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.)

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