After a horrific crash involving a car and a CTA bus that killed four people and injured five others, eyewitnesses are speaking out about the chaotic scene on Chicago’s West Side. (Published Sunday, May 7, 2017)

Four people were killed and five others injured in a crash involving a car and a CTA bus on Chicago's West Side early Sunday, according to police.

The pin-in crash occurred at about 5:55 a.m. in the 2600 block of W. Madison St. in the city's Garfield Park neighborhood, authorities said.

A CTA bus was traveling eastbound on Madison St. when a white sedan traveling westbound at a high rate of speed collided with a parked car and lost control, hitting the bus head on, according to police.

All four people in the car were killed, police said, with witnesses saying those in the backseat were completely pinned in as the car caught fire.

Two of the victims, 25-year old Ashley Moore and 22-year old Tycika Fairley, were identified by Chicago Police on Sunday night. Both women were passengers in the car, and both were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where they were pronounced dead.

"My next door neighbor came and tried to pull the - because the car was burning too - so one, tried to pull the guy out, but he wasn't successful," said Malinda Demery, who lives in the area. "By that time the fire department came up and did what they did." 4 Dead, 4 Injured in Crash Involving CTA Bus

At least four people are dead and four others were injured in a crash involving a car and a CTA bus on Chicago's West Side early Sunday, according to police. NBC 5's Emily Florez reports. (Published Sunday, May 7, 2017)

The four people in the sedan were extracted and taken in critical condition to area hospitals where they were pronounced dead, authorities said. Details on their ages or identities were not immediately available.

The bus driver and four passengers also sustained non-life-threating injuries, according to police. Fire officials said one person was taken in fair condition to Rush University Medical Center, and three were taken to St. Mary's Hospital, two in stable and one in fair condition.

As a result of the crash, the #20 Madison bus was rerouted for several hours in both directions around the scene, the CTA said. The reroute ended just after 11 a.m.

NBC 5 Responds learned via FOIA request that there have been 1,058 reported collisions between CTA buses and other motor vehicles since 2012. The cause of Saturday's crash remains under investigation.

Check back for updates on this developing story.</s>Chicago police say four people in a car have been killed in a head-on collision with a city bus.

 Police spokeswoman Officer Michelle Tannehill says the accident occurred about 5:50 a.m. Sunday on the city's west side. She says the car was speeding and hit a parked car. She says the car's driver then lost control and the vehicle collided with a Chicago Transit Authority bus.

 Chicago Fire Department Commander Curtis Hudson says four other people in the car were transported to the hospital in critical condition. And he said four people on the bus were taken to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

 CTA spokeswoman Catherine Hosinski says the crash involved a No. 20 bus that was heading eastbound on Madison.</s>Sign up for one of our email newsletters.

CHICAGO — Four people were killed when the car they were in collided head-on early Sunday with a Chicago city bus, police said.

The car, which was speeding, hit a parked vehicle before it veered out of control into the oncoming Chicago Transit Authority bus at around 6 a.m. on the city's west side, said Officer Michelle Tannehill, a police spokeswoman.

People in the East Garfield Park neighborhood rushed to the scene and tried to pull victims out of the car, but they couldn't because smoke and flames around the car were too intense, witness Malinda Demery told reporters.

“We had to get them out. They were pinned inside there,” Commander Curtis Hudson, with the Chicago Fire Department, said later.

Television footage showed the twisted wreckage of the car in the middle of the street in front of the No. 20 CTA bus, which appeared largely intact.

The bus driver and four passengers were taken to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries, another police spokesman, Officer Michael Carroll, said later Sunday. There were no other car passengers, he said.

Police did not immediately release the identities of those who died. The Chicago Tribune and Sun-Times cited police as saying they were all in their 20s.

The police department's major accident unit and the CTA were investigating the crash.</s>CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago police say four people in a car have been killed in a head-on collision with a city bus.

Police spokeswoman Officer Michelle Tannehill says the accident occurred about 5:50 a.m. Sunday on the city's west side. She says the car was speeding and hit a parked car. She says the car's driver then lost control and the vehicle collided with a Chicago Transit Authority bus.

Another police spokesman, Officer Michael Carroll, said later Sunday that all four people in the car died. And he said the bus driver and four passengers were taken to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.

CTA spokeswoman Catherine Hosinski says the crash involved a No. 20 bus that was heading eastbound on Madison.</s>Four people, including a pregnant woman, have been killed when the driver of the car they were in lost control and collided head-on with a bus in a fiery crash.

The speeding car hit a parked vehicle before it veered out of control into an oncoming Chicago Transit Authority bus at about 6am on Sunday on the city's west side.

The male driver of the Buick Le Sabre and his three female passengers were all killed when the car crashed. Those in the backseat were completely trapped when the vehicle caught fire.

Bernard 'Bee' Chatman, 27, was behind the wheel of the car.

Two of the women inside his car who died were sisters Ashley Moore, 25, and Tycika Fairley, 22. Family members identified them as the victims on social media.

A third woman, aged 23, was also killed but has not yet been identified, ABC reports.

The four victims were all rushed to hospital where they were pronounced dead.

Chatman had a young daughter, Moore had three children and Fairley was pregnant with her third child.

People in the East Garfield Park neighborhood rushed to the scene and tried to pull victims out of the car, but they couldn't because smoke and flames around the car were too intense, according to witness Malinda Demery.

Another witness, Jbria Demery, said: "I heard the tire skid and then I heard the impact. When I came outside, I just saw a bunch of the neighborhood people trying to open up the doors of the car but they couldn't get them open. The driver of the car was partially hanging out the window.'

Television footage showed the twisted wreckage of the car in the middle of the street in front of the No. 20 CTA bus, which appeared largely intact.

The bus driver and four passengers were taken to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries, according to a police spokesman.

The police department's major accident unit and the CTA were investigating the crash.</s>Four people were killed and eight others injured in a head-on crash Sunday involving a Chicago city bus and an automobile.

Chicago police spokeswoman Michelle Tannehill says the accident occurred on the city’s west side.

Authorities responded to the crash involving a Chicago Transit Authority No. 20 bus around 6:15 a.m., Fox 32 Chicago reported.

The injured were taken to local hospitals, according to the station. At least four were seriously hurt. The injured included the bus driver.

The car was speeding west when it hit a parked car, lost control and struck the bus head-on, the Chicago Sun Times reported.

The driver and three passengers in the car were killed, police said.

Tannehill said officers from the department's major-incident unit were at the scene.

The CTA also is assisting with the crash investigation, including by reviewing surveillance video from the bus.

CTA spokeswoman Catherine Hosinski say the crash happened at the intersection of Madison Street and Talman Avenue. She said the bus was eastbound Madison at the time.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.</s>CHICAGO (WHDH) - Four people were killed and four others injured after a head-on crash between a car and a city bus in Chicago on Sunday morning.

The four people killed were inside a sedan that collided with the bus. Police said the car was traveling at a high rate of speed and the driver lost control.

The bus driver and three people on the bus suffered non-life-threatening injuries.</s>CHICAGO - Four people are dead and five others injured after a car collided head-on with a CTA bus on the Near West Side Sunday morning.

According to police, just before 6:00 a.m. Sunday a car was traveling westbound on Madison at a high rate of speed when it hit a parked car, lost control, and then crashed into a CTA bus headed in the opposite direction.

Awakened by the crash, neighbors came to the scene and attempted to help the passengers of the mangled Buick LeSabre.

"One of the passengers on the bus was quick on his feet, grabbed the fire extinguisher; he put the fire out. There were at least 15-20 people out there trying to help but it was a situation you didn't want to pull anyone out of the car because it was that bad," said witness Charles Williams.

The 27-year-old male driver and a 23-year-old female passenger were pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital, and two other women in the car, 25 and 22 years old, died at Mt. Sinai. Police say they did find alcohol in the vehicle. The bus driver and four passengers on the bus sustained non life-threatening injuries.

"It's sad, some mothers have to wake up to this on a Sunday," neighbor Malinda Demery said.</s>A car crashed into three parked cars outside a dealership on Monday (East Windsor police)

Police in East Windsor are investigating after a car crashed into three parked cars at a dealership on Route 5.

It happened around 2:30 p.m. on Monday.

Police said a Dodge Charger was traveling north on Route 5 and crossed the center line and crashed into three cars that were parked in front of Major Auto.

The driver of the car was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Anyone with information on the crash should contact police at 860-292-8240.</s>CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago police say four people have been killed in an accident involving a city bus and a vehicle.

Police spokeswoman Officer Michelle Tannehill says the accident occurred early Sunday on the city’s west side. She didn’t have other details, including a cause of the accident and numbers of injuries.

Tannehill says officers from the department’s major-incident unit are at the scene. The Chicago Transit Authority also is assisting with the crash investigation, including by reviewing surveillance video from the bus.

Agency spokeswoman Catherine Hosinski says the crash involved a bus that was heading eastbound on Madison. It happened at the intersection of Madison Street and Talman Avenue.
In Chicago, 4 are killed and 5 injured when a speeding car accidentally hit a parked car and then crashed head-on into a CTA transit bus (NBC Chicago)