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Tour bus crash injures 20 in Chicago

CHICAGO, June 5 (UPI) -- A tour bus hit two cars that had collided on a Chicago highway Sunday evening, injuring 20 people, authorities said.

The Chicago Sun-Times reported officials said the injuries were minor.

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Police said the accident started on the Dan Ryan Expressway when two cars traveling in front of the bus crashed shortly after 6 p.m. One car kept going but the other spun around and was struck by the bus, which then ran into the 3-foot-high median.

The Sun-Times said 34 people refused medical treatment at the scene.

The crash blocked the highway for about 90 minutes while the vehicles were cleared and passengers were transferred to another bus.

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