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1 Dead After SUV Crashes Into Pole, Catches Fire In Auburn Gresham

CHICAGO (CBS) -- One person was killed Friday morning in a fiery crash in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.

Police said a black Volkswagen Tiguan struck a pole near 78th and Racine around 6:30 a.m., causing the SUV to catch on fire.

An unidentified person in the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene. No other injuries were reported.

Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

 

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