Chicago crash today: 2 dead, 16 injured in horrific Chatham pile-up near 87th, Cottage Grove; car at fault was stolen, police say - WLS-TV

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two people have died in a horrific wrong-way crash on Chicago's South Side Wednesday evening, officials said.

before entering the intersection and striking seven cars, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said.

Langford said that the Charger is believed to have set off a chain-reaction crash, according to witnesses on the scene.

The Dodge Charger was reported stolen out of Markham earlier in the day Wednesday, according to Brown.

The Chicago Police Department's Major Accidents division is on the scene investigating the cause of the crash