5 Critically Injured In River North Crash

August 21, 2011 10:32 AM

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CHICAGO (STMW) – Five people were critically injured late Saturday in a when a car and a taxi cab collided in the River North neighborhood.

Emergency crews responded at 11:50 p.m. to the report of a crash near the intersection of North Orleans and West Locust streets, according to Fire Media Affairs.

A car and a taxi cab collided at the scene, Police News Affairs Officer Ronald Gaines said.

Five people were injured in the crash, according to Fire Media Affairs. Three were taken in critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and two were taken in critical condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

An EMS Plan 1 — which automatically sends five ambulances to the scene — was called for the crash, Fire Media Affairs said. The EMS Plan 1 was secured at 12:10 a.m. Sunday.

5 Critically Injured In River North Crash

Chad Singer

This was infront of our house. I have been saying it was only a matter of time at that intersection. It is time for the city to start cracking down on reckless cab operators and reckless drivers. I held a young woman in my arms last night who was bleeding from a massive wound to her head. If this was a case of road rage between cabbies, as it initially looks, I hope the responsible driver has a lot of time to think about it in jail. Oh wait, this is Chicago. He probably won’t even get cited.