The student was transported to the hospital in “critical/stable condition.”
The student was transported to the hospital in “critical/stable condition.”
An 18-year-old female Loyola student was struck by a CTA bus at the intersection of West Sheridan Road and North Kenmore Avenue at approximately 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4. She was transported to a nearby hospital in “critical/stable condition,” according to a Chicago Police Department spokesperson.
Campus Safety assisted CPD with traffic control, aided the victim and accompanied her to St. Francis Hospital, according to Campus Safety Commander Tim Cunningham. The student’s identity hadn’t been released as of Tuesday night.
The bus involved was a Southbound 136 bus, according to a Chicago Transit Authority spokesperson. The bus was traveling east on West Sheridan Road when the student was struck at the crosswalk, CPD wrote in an email to The Phoenix.
Two citations were issued on the scene, and the incident is still under investigation by the Major Accident Investigation Unit, according to CPD.
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