Personal Injury Law

Chicago Bus-Car Accident Results in No Serious Injuries

By Kris Briggs

No serious injuries were reported Thursday morning when a charter bus carrying 40 Monroe Middle School students struck a car in Glen Ellyn.

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Two students were taken to Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, where they were examined and then released to their parents, authorities said.

The students were heading to Chicago?s Navy Pier to see a Shakespeare play when the accident occurred, Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 spokesman Bob Rammer said.

Another bus was sent to pick up the students after the accident, and with the exception of the two youngsters taken to the hospital, everyone returned to Monroe.

School officials informed the parents about the accident via phone and email. Glen Elllyn Deputy Police Chief Bill Holmer said the driver of the charter bus was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Holmer said the car and bus were both heading east on Roosevelt Road at the time of the accident. The car was turning left into a private drive when the bus struck it from behind.

Car Accidents in Chicago

Some accidents are caused by negligence on the part of another person, intentional or not. It is our mission to assist those who may have been injured or harmed due to the negligence of another driver. Whether your injuries consist of whiplash or burns to your head or neck, nerve damage or spinal chord injures, broken or dislocated a bones or limbs, or loss of life, our attorneys are specifically trained to assist you in your time of need.

No serious injuries in bus-car accident, DailyHerald.com, February 23, 2010

Full post as published by Illinois Injury Law Blog on March 20, 2010 (boomark / email).