Nine people were injured Tuesday afternoon when a van sideswiped a Chicago Transit Authority bus on Chicago's Near West Side.
CTA officials said the incident happened at 1:43 p.m. in the intersection of West Madison Street and South Ashland Avenue.
The van apparently ran a red light and swiped the side of the westbound bus, according to preliminary information.
Nine passengers were transported to nearby hospitals with non-life-threatening injures, and three declined medical attention.
No bus reroutes were needed.
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