8 Hurt In Van Crash Near Chicago Skyway Monday Morning

By Rachel Cromidas in News on Feb 22, 2016 3:13PM

Eight people were hurt in a van crash at the Stony Island Avenue ramp to the Chicago Skyway early Monday morning, authorities say.

The van, which contained children crashed in Avalon Park on the South Side at about 5:15 a.m., according to the Tribune. The injured passengers were taken to three area hospitals, Comer Children's Hospital, the University of Chicago Medical Center and South Shore Hospital, and all but two were in good-to-fair condition.

One person sent to Comer Children's Hospital and one person taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center were in fair-to-serious condition, Fire Department officials told the Tribune.