Breaking News: 3 Dead, 11 Injured In Oak Lawn Crash

Three people were killed and several seriously injured when a vehicle sped through a red light and rammed into a group of cars waiting at the light, causing an 11-vehicle crash in Oak Lawn this afternoon, authorities said.

The crash about 4:30 p.m. at Cicero Avenue and 95th Street killed three and injured 11, two of whom were hospitalized in critical condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to Oak Lawn police. Names of those killed were not being released, pending notification of their families.

Witnesses told police that the crash happened when a vehicle headed west on 95th Street at high speed went through a red light at Cicero Avenue, crossed over into the eastbound lanes, and hit several vehicles that had been waiting for the light to change to go east, according to a news release.

In addition to the three people dead on the scene and the two with critical injuries, another person was hospitalized with non-critical injuries, and eight other people were treated for minor injuries, police said.

The Oak Lawn police Accident Reconstruction Unit was investigating the crash, according to the release.

 Chicago Tribune