Lincoln Square car crash leaves 3 hurt

Three people were injured when a motorist lost control of the car he was driving and crashed into a pole early Monday in Lincoln Square on the Northwest Side.

The crash happened about 3 a.m. in the 4700 block of North Western Avenue when a 56-year-old man behind the wheel of a Buick LaCrosse lost control and slammed into a pole, Chicago police said.

The 56-year-old man suffered unspecified injuries and was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he was in serious condition, police said.

A woman who was a passenger in the Buick was taken to the same hospital with head and chest injuries and was in critical condition, authorities said. Her age wasn’t immediately known.

A second woman who was a passenger suffered minor injuries and was taken to St. Francis Hospital Evanston in fair condition, police said.

No other injuries were reported.

The Major Accident Investigation Unit was investigating.