2 struck by vehicle near Lollapalooza, seriously injured

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Two men were seriously injured tonight when they were struck by a vehicle on Lake Shore Drive, just east of Buckingham Fountain and the Lollapalooza music festival.
 

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Chicago Fire Department paramedics responded to the scene on Lake Shore Drive east of Buckingham Fountain about 8:45 p.m., said fire spokesman Quention Curtis.
 
Two men, believed to be in their 20s, were taken in serious-to-critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, he said.
 
Police said a single vehicle hit the two, and it was not a hit and run. No other information was available at this time.
 
dawilliams@tribune.com