A person was pronounced dead, and at least four others hurt Wednesday night during a chain-reaction traffic accident in the Ashburn neighborhood, Chicago police said.
Around 9:15 p.m., officers responded to a traffic accident involving four vehicles in the 3600 block of West Columbus Avenue. Chicago Fire Department officials called an EMS Plan One alert at the scene after responding to a call of a high-speed crash on Columbus near 83rd Street.
The fire department sent at least five ambulances to the scene.
Police said a black Nissan Frontier was traveling north on Columbus when it struck a black Mazda sedan head on at the intersection at 83rd Street.
An investigation revealed the Nissan was attempting to make a left turn. The driver of the Nissan was taken in serious condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
The Mazda occupied by two men were both taken in critical condition to Christ Medical Center where one of them was pronounced dead. A third vehicle involved in the crash contained two women who suffered minor injuries. Both were taken to UChicago Medicine, and listed in fair condition, police said.
The driver of the fourth vehicle involved in the crash suffered minor injuries after striking vehicles at 83rd Street in the intersection. He was taken to the Little Company of Mary Hospital and listed in good condition.
As of Thursday morning no citations had been issued and detectives were investigating.
