1 killed, 2 injured in downtown crash near Grant Park

Firefighters work to extricate victims from a car that crashed early Friday at Balbo and Lake Shore Drive. | Network Video Productions

One person was killed and two were seriously injured when a car slammed into a minivan early Friday at Balbo and Lake Shore Drive near Grant Park, according to Chicago Police.

About 1:15 a.m., the car was northbound on Lake Shore when its driver tried to make a left turn onto Balbo in front of the minivan, which was southbound, police said.

The vehicles collided head-on, flipping the car over. Firefighters had to extricate three people from the car, including a 27-year-old man who died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, authorities said.

Additionally, a 28-year-old man was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, and a 29-year-old woman was in serious condition at Northwestern, police said. The 28-year-old woman driving the minivan was not hurt.

No citations had been issued as of Friday morning as CPD’s Major Accidents Investigation Unit reviewed the case.

Two vehicles sit wrecked at the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and Balbo early Friday. | Network Video Productions
Two vehicles sit wrecked at the intersection of Lake Shore Drive and Balbo early Friday. | Network Video Productions

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A vehicle is smashed at the intersection of Balbo and Lake Shore Drive early Friday. | Network Video Productions