UPDATED: Police Confirm 3 Dead, 11 Injured in 95th Street Car Crash

Update, 10/5 8:35 p.m.

The Oak Lawn Police Department released a list of known facts about the 95th Street and Cicero Avenue crash.

• There were three fatalities at the scene.
• 11 victims were transported to local area hospitals, those in critical condition were taken to Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn.
• Two victims are in critical condition.
• One victim is in what the hospital has described as non-critical condition
• Eight are being treated for minor injuries.
• Eleven cars in total were involved in the crash.
• Oak Lawn Police are currently attempting to identify all victims to notify next of kin.

Oak Lawn police got the call around 4:27 p.m., according to a news release. Witnesses told police the silver pickup truck was driving fast westbound on 95th Street, and as the truck came to the red traffic light at 95th Street and Cicero Avenue, it crossed to the eastbound lanes and drove through the intersection, where it hit several stopped cars at the light.

Larry Deetjen, Oak Lawn village manager, also confirmed three people were killed in the crash. He said two were in critical condition and 10 people had non-life threatening injuries. Deetjen said one of the fatalities was the driver of the silver pickup truck, who was dead on arrival at the hospital. He said two people also died in one of the cars that was hit.

“It’s as bad as you heard it described,” Deetjen said.

Deetjen said someone saw the driver of the silver pickup truck slumped over at 95th Street and Western Avenue, and the person asked the driver if he needed help. The driver said he didn’t need help.

The driver went westbound on 95th from Evergreen Park, toward Oak Lawn. Deetjen said the driver hit a car at Keeler Avenue and 95th Street, and he kept going toward Cicero Avenue.

Deetjen said it’s unknown if Chicago police or Evergreen Park police were involved.

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Several people were killed and more than 10 were injured Sunday in a car crash on 95th Street and Cicero Avenue, according to Mayor Sandra Bury. Multiple media outlets have reported the toll as 3 dead and more than ten injured, but those numbers are unconfirmed.

A silver pickup truck was headed westbound on 95th Street when the driver lost control and ran into the cars in the eastbound lanes, which were waiting for the traffic light to change, Bury said. The pickup truck vaulted and landed on top of cars.

The crash happened around 5 p.m. It is unclear how many injuries and fatalities resulted from the crash, but Bury said more than 10 people were taken to the hospital.

People are advised to stay away from the area.

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