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CHICAGO (WGN) — A man is dead and another is recovering in the hospital on Friday morning following an overnight crash on the West Side.
Chicago police said the single-vehicle crash occurred just before 11 p.m. Thursday, in the 1100 block of North Central Avenue in Austin.
According to police, a 31-year-old man was driving a white sedan southbound when the vehicle merged into the northbound lanes, hit a fence and then hit a pole where it came to rest, according to investigators.
Police said the man sustained “severe body trauma” and was treated by paramedics with the Chicago Fire Department before being taken to Stroger Hospital where he died.
Authorities added a 23-year-old passenger suffered a broken ankle and lacerations, was treated by CFD paramedics and taken to West Suburban Hospital in serious condition.
Currently, it is unclear what led to the crash and authorities have not identified the victim killed.
An investigation by Chicago’s Major Accident Detectives is now underway.
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