CHICAGO – A CTA bus was involved in a multi-vehicle crash in the Bridgeport neighborhood on the city's South Side Monday morning.The CTA said the accident happened near the intersection of 25th Street and Halsted Street. Because of the crash, parts of 35th Street and Halsted Street were closed for some time, and the no. 35 buses were also temporarily rerouted.Surveillance footage showed the bus swerving back and forth, jumping a curb and taking a light pole with it.
Videos posted on the Citizen app showed the aftermath of the crash with multiple vehicles, some with significant damage, along Halsted just north of 35th Street. That included one Volkswagen with one of its rear tires propped up on the curb. Several pieces of debris were also scattered on the street.A CTA bus was also seen right next to another car it appeared to have hit. The bus also hit a building and damaged its facade.