The impact of the collision caused the squad vehicle to slam into a black Hyundai heading northbound on Cicero
Austin, IL.- According to the Chicago Police Department, seven people including two Chicago police officers were injured in a multi-vehicle accident late Sunday night in the South Austin neighborhood, Chicago.
The collision occurred at about 11:16 p.m. on May 25, in the 400 block of South Cicero Avenue.
Police said a marked CPD squad vehicle was heading southbound on Cicero Avenue with its emergency lights and sirens on when it struck a gray Hyundai sedan that was turning southbound onto Cicero Avenue.
The impact of the collision caused the squad vehicle to slam into a black Hyundai heading northbound on Cicero. The Hyundai then crashed into a red GMC SUV heading southbound on Cicero Avenue.
Two officers in the squad sustained non-life threatening injuries and were hospitalized.
Five persons, occupants of the black Hyundai SUV were transported to Stroger Hospital in a stable condition.
The Black Hyundai SUV received a total of five citations following the crash.
An investigation is ongoing.