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Eric West, Jr., 25, killed, 3 other people injured, taken to hospital, after a van collides with a Chicago Transit Authority bus at the intersection of South Chicago and Commercial Avenues in Chicago.

Date: 
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Area: 
Chicago, IL

The driver of a van that collided with an empty CTA bus has been identified as Eric West, Jr. Three other people were hurt in the crash.

One person was killed and several others were hurt when a van slammed into the CTA bus and burst into flames near South Chicago and Commercial Avenues at about 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, according to investigators.

The parents of the fatal victim said West, 25, was the driver of the van involved in the Calumet Heights crash.