Investigation Into CTA Bus Crash Continues

By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 11, 2010 1:30PM

CTA officials are continuing their investigation into why an articulated bus crashed into several trees near McCormick Place Saturday night. The #6 Jackson Park Express ran off LAke Shore Drive and into the the trees around 6 p.m. with about 70 passengers inside.

Three people were taken to hospitals in serious to critical condition, and another dozen were transported to hospitals in fair-to-serious condition following the crash. CTA officials will be looking at recordings from the bus's black box device to determine what caused the bus to crash. (And who knew buses had black boxes?)

Meanwhile, the Amalgamated Transit Union, which represents CTA bus drivers, wants an independent investigation into the crash, saying that CTA shouldn't left to investigate itself, amid reports that the steering wheel became stuck just before the crash.