2 cops among 8 hurt in Back of the Yards crash

Two Chicago police officers were among eight injured in a traffic collision early Tuesday in the Back of the Yards on the South Side.

Around 4:15 a.m., the officers were in a marked squad car in the 5100 block of South Hermitage Avenue when a black SUV ran a stop sign and the two vehicles collided, Chicago police said.

The officers were taken to area hospitals where they were in fair condition, police said.

The driver of the SUV and five passengers were also hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries, officials said.