2-year-old Killed When Car Crashes Into Suburban Chicago Restaurant

A 2-year-old boy was killed and others were injured aft a conveyance collapsed into an Illinois edifice Wednesday, successful what constabulary said appears to beryllium an accident.

Police successful Oswego, a colony of 34,000 astir 40 miles westbound of Chicago, responded to reports that a conveyance had collapsed into a Portillo’s location astatine 1:55 p.m., Police Chief Jason Bastin said.

A 50-year-old female driver, who was unsocial successful nan vehicle, collapsed into nan beforehand entranceway of nan Chicago thoroughfare food-style edifice connected Route 34, he said.

A position of Portillo's edifice successful Oswego, Ill.Google Maps

“Our investigation is successful its early stages, but preliminary accusation suggests that this was a tragic incident,” Bastin said.

Fourteen group were injured, 8 of whom were transported to area hospitals, nan main said.

The driver was among nan 8 wounded who were taken to hospitals, but she was speaking aft nan crash, he said.

Three of nan group wounded person superior injuries, Oswego Fire Protection District Chief Josh Flanders

The kid who was killed was wrong nan edifice erstwhile nan clang occurred, Bastin said.

“On behalf of nan constabulary and occurrence department, we widen our deepest condolences to nan family during this devastating time,” he said astatine a news conference.

The investigation is successful its early stages and Bastin said it was excessively early to cognize whether immoderate charges would beryllium filed.