Fatal accident in Chicago: Police report man killed and 9 people injured in multi-vehicle crash in Englewood

CHICAGO (WLS) — One person was killed and at least nine others injured in a multi-vehicle accident in the Englewood neighborhood, Chicago police said.

According to police, a speeding vehicle heading east on 59th Street near Ashland ran a red light around 9:30 p.m. Friday night and struck at least two other vehicles.

The driver of the first vehicle fled and left his four passengers behind, police said.

A male passenger in his 20s was killed, police said. Three other passengers, including two teenagers, were seriously injured, police said.

Six other people from the other vehicles hit were also taken to nearby hospitals.