Driver killed, 3 others hurt when car strikes CTA bus in Little Village

CHICAGO (CBS) — An 18-year-old man has died after crashing his car into a CTA bus on Chicago's Southwest Side early Saturday morning. The bus ended up plowing into a storefront, and three other people were also injured.

The crash happened around 4 a.m. in the 4000 block of West 26th Street in the Little Village neighborhood.

The façade and part of the roof collapsed into a pile of bricks below a bus-sized hole in the building.

Surveillance video shows the intersection was quiet until the collision. Sparks fly as the car slides sideways, and the CTA bus careens into the building.

Amparo Galan said she was on the bus on her way to work. She had just closed her eyes for a moment, and suddenly, she felt herself thrown from her seat.

Chicago Police say the 18-year-old driver of a white sedan ran a red light at 26th Street and Pulaski Road and struck the bus.

A 21-year-old woman was in the passenger seat.

All four occupants of the car and bus were taken to hospitals.

Ampara said she hurt her ribs and hip as the bus slammed into an empty storefront next to a check cashing service.

The white sedan was torn apart.

Chicago Police say the two in the car and the two people on the bus, including the driver, were taken by ambulance to Mt. Sinai and St. Anthony hospitals.

Police say the driver of the sedan was taken to St. Anthony Hospital but did not survive. The others are expected to recover.

Contractors on site say there is a mess to clean up, but the building can be saved.

The name of the 18-year-old driver who died had not been released on Saturday evening.

Police said no citations were issued.