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Saturday, March 14, 2026 11:36AM

Video shows CTA bus partially submerged amid water main break on SW Side

CHICAGO (WLS) — Video shows a CTA bus partially submerged in a flooded street on Chicago’s Southwest Side.

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It all happened late Friday night at 47th Street and Kedzie Avenue in the Brighton Park neighborhood.

ABC7 was told some passengers were taken off the bus by firefighters. No injuries were reported.

The Chicago Police Department said a water main break caused the flooded road.

The CTA said #47 47th and #52 Kedzie/California were temporarily rerouted on Saturday morning.

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