Traffic accident with injuries closes road at Columbus and Randolph, Chicago IL

Traffic

Reported: 10/23/2025 10:55 AM

S Columbus Dr & E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601

A traffic accident with injuries occurred near Columbus and Randolph in Chicago. The accident caused the closure of the street and traffic blockage. Emergency services including ambulance were dispatched to the scene. Several tickets were issued related to the incident. Traffic control was implemented to manage the situation.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 04

02:21

Transcript:

00:00

I got troops on the phone and they have an ambulance coming and six tickets on this accident, near Columbus and Randolph and one traffic control and everything else. They got no cars and the backlog. Just notify you.

00:12

All right, 99. Let me look our board. See if we can free to go there.

00:22

I'm looking at the lower level Randolph and Columbus. I'm not seeing any accident, any traffic problems.

00:32

I got six tickets. It's so traffic's been blocked for 20 minutes.

00:37

Streets just called.

00:38

I guess they're over there trying to do a reload, but they want an ambulance,

00:42

which I'm showing.

00:44

Who knows?

00:53

Yeah,

00:56

I'm not seeing anything on lower-level Randolph or Columbus.

01:02

I'm going to check lower and lower.

01:06

Okay.

01:09

Maybe Columbus and Lake.

01:15

Okay, I'm checking lower and lower right now.

01:18

I will check that spot next.

01:26

All right then, Lake and Columbus.

01:29

Yeah, I think 14 was just doing a transport on that violation of our protection. If he's clear, then I'm going to take up with a bad accident.

01:36

One, one four.

01:43

114.

01:51

114. 14. 14. 14.

01:52

14.

01:54

14.

01:56

14. 14. 14, where you call her?

01:58

In 14, where you call her? Uh,

02:00

yeah, put a side. Then when you don't do a transport, I need you to go in this Lower Lake and Columbus auto accident,

02:07

injuries.

02:12

All right.

02:17

All right. The reason the traffic's backed off, CFDs closed the whole street.

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S Columbus Dr & E Randolph St, Chicago, IL 60601

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