Chicago Tribune: 17 students injured in school bus collision on Southwest Side, police say

[Dennis Donovan]

Chicago Tribune - 17 students injured in school bus collision on Southwest Side, police say

By Rebecca Johnson | [e-mail] | Chicago Tribune
PUBLISHED: May 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM CDT

Seventeen high school students were taken to the hospital Friday morning after a school bus and SUV collided in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood, according to Chicago police.

A school bus, transporting suburban high school students and traveling westbound, stopped at a red light in the 3900 block of West 111th Street around 7:30 a.m., police said. A 64-year-old man driving an SUV attempted a right turn in front of the bus, and the bus struck the vehicle’s passenger side, police said.

In all, 19 people were transported to area hospitals in fair condition, police said.

Six students and the two drivers were taken to Little Company of Mary Medical Center. Six students were transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center, and five students to Holy Cross Hospital.

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[ShazzieB]

1. Oof, bad choice!

A 64-year-old man driving an SUV attempted a right turn in front of the bus, and the bus struck the vehicle’s passenger side, police said.

Trying to make a right turn in front of a schoolbus is not a smart move. If I'm understanding correctly, it sounds like guy tried to go around the bus and turn right in front of it as it was pulling up to the stop light. NOT a wise choice, dude.

In addition to being responsible for the accident, I imagine he'll get some kind of extra big fine, because SCHOOLBUS. I hope he has a lot of liability insurance to pay for all those hospital bills!

When my husband and I got tboned by some jerk running a red light, we only got $20,000 from the other driver, because he had only the bare minimum amount of liability insurance and no assets to speak of, so there was no point in trying to sue him. Fortunately, we had insurance that covered my husband's 2 months of hospital and rehab bills plus replacing the totalled car, or else we would have been really screwed. That experience was an eye opener.