Woman critically injured by falling debris in Chicago
Posted April 06, 2022 7:00 am
CHICAGO (AP) - A woman was hospitalized in critical condition after she was struck by debris falling from a building Wednesday evening on Chicago's Northwest Side, police said.
The woman in her 20s was walking about 6 p.m. in the Wicker Park neighborhood when she was struck by the debris from a commercial building, Chicago police said.
She suffered a laceration to the head and was taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said.
No other injuries were reported.
Video from the scene showed pieces of the building's stone facade and a sign had fallen to the sidewalk.
A vehicle also was struck by the debris but the driver was not injured, police said.
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