CHICAGO (CBS) — A car crashed Saturday into a building near North Avenue and Waller Avenue in the North Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
The Chicago Fire Department received a call from a barber shop in the 5600 block of West North Avenue that a vehicle crashed into the building. Upon arrival, crews found multiple people injured inside the barber shop from the crash.
Fire crews requested an EMS plan 1 for the injured. Five people were transported, two to Stroger Hospital, two to Mt. Sinai Hospital and one to Loyola Hospital.
A passenger in the car that hit the building fled in a silver Mercedes, according to sources. The Mercedes was later located a mile from the original crash scene.
Sources said the Elmwood Park Police were chasing a stolen car, said to be the silver Mercedes, when the suspects lost control and drove into the barber shop.
The apartments above the barber shop were evacuated for safety.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
from CBS Chicago http://ift.tt/2jbQklm
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