Three killed in Chicago car crash

CHICAGO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed Sunday morning after their car was hit by a SUV on the rear in South Chicago.

The victims, including a woman, her son and a friend, were pronounced dead in the afternoon after being hospitalized, police source said.

A police officer was quoted by the Chicago Tribune as saying that the car stopped in the center lane with lights off at the time. The SUV's driver, a 64-year-old man, was unharmed and there was no indication alcohol was a factor in the accident.

The case was under further investigation as police still have no idea "why they were stopped in the center lane."