 <p>A CTA bus was struck by another vehicle on the Near West Side and crashed into a building, police said.</p><p>A driver “disregarded a traffic signal” and struck the CTA bus, which was traveling southbound on Damen Avenue near 2200 West Washington Boulevard about 5:40 p.m., according to Chicago police. The bus then went off the road and struck a fence and a building.</p><p>Five passengers on the bus were taken to nearby hospitals and treated for minor injuries.</p><div class="RTEHashTagLabAdModule">
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</div><p>The people in the car fled the scene, and one was later detained and arrested.</p><p>No damage to the building was reported.<br></p> 

Five people were treated for injuries when a car strikes a bus, sending the bus into an apartment building in the 2200 block of West Washington Boulevard about 5:40 p.m.{ai:summary}<p>A CTA bus collided with a vehicle on the Near West Side, crashing into a building. Five bus passengers were injured and taken to hospitals. The car occupants fled, but one was eventually arrested. #crime</p>

CTA bus collides with vehicle, crashes into building on Near West Side; multiple injuries reported

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