Fire officials say six people were transported to hospitals after a crash involving a Pace bus and an SUV resulted in heavy damage in Zion Wednesday afternoon.
The Zion Fire & Rescue Department and Zion Police Department responded around 2:37 p.m. Wednesday to the area of 22nd Street and Joppa Avenue for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries.
Zion Fire & Rescue Department Battalion Chief Eric Troy said crews arrived to find a two-vehicle crash involving a Pace bus.
The bus sustained front-end damage, including a cracked windshield. The second vehicle involved, a Chevrolet Tahoe, sustained heavy damage.
First responders determined six people required transport to local hospitals, Troy said. Their injuries were believed to be non-life-threatening.
The Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) was activated to the Working Still Alarm level for mutual aid fire and EMS resources.
The Winthrop Harbor Fire Department, Newport Township Fire Protection District and Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Fire and Rescue assisted with transporting victims to both Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan and Froedtert South Medical Center in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.
Fire Departments from Gurnee, Lake Villa and Round Lake assisted Zion with covering other calls during the incident.
Troy said additional information on the crash would be released by the Zion Police Department.