17 students taken to hospital after Chicago bus crash

More than 2 twelve students were taken to the infirmary connected Friday aft a schoolhouse autobus carrying precocious schoolhouse students crashed into an SUV successful Chicago.

Chicago Police Department officials told Fox News Digital the clang happened conscionable aft 7:30 a.m. connected the southwest broadside of the city.

A schoolhouse autobus carrying precocious schoolhouse students crashed successful Chicago, sending 17 students and 2 drivers to the hospital. (Craig Hudson for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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A schoolhouse autobus carrying students from Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123 was stopped astatine a reddish airy erstwhile an SUV, driven by a 64-year-old man, attempted a close crook successful beforehand of the bus, astatine which clip the autobus deed the SUV's rider side, according to officials.

A antheral volition beryllium cited successful transportation to a Chicago schoolhouse autobus clang that sent 17 students to the hospital. (Getty Images)

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Chicago constabulary confirmed six students and 2 drivers were taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital, six students were taken to Christ Hospital and 5 students were taken to Holy Cross Hospital. 

They are each successful just condition, according to officials.

Citations against the operator of the SUV are pending.

School territory officials did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

The schoolhouse autobus was carrying 3 adults and astir 35 students. (WJZY)

SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL BUS CRASH VICTIM IDENTIFIED, 5 OTHER STUDENTS IN CRITICAL CONDITION

The clang comes little than 1 period aft a pupil was killed, and 5 others were critically injured successful a South Carolina schoolhouse autobus crash.

The bus, carrying North Carolina mediate schoolhouse students, blew a tyre and flipped connected the highway.

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Jose Marie Gonzales Linares, 13, died successful the crash, and 17 others were taken to the infirmary via ambulance oregon helicopter, Fox News Digital antecedently reported.