One Dead, Two Injured When Car Collides With Condo

A 73-year-old woman who was traveling in a car that struck a condo building in Des Plaines died from an apparent heart attack Monday afternoon, according to the Daily Herald.

The crash occurred just before 4 p.m. on Monday when the car’s driver, 71, experienced a leg cramp and swerved off the road near River Road and River Street, colliding with the 5-story condo building, the newspaper reports.

The driver of the red sedan and a woman in the back seat were taken to a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries while the woman, 73, was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital where she was later pronounced dead, according to the article.

The condo was evacuated and the building only sustained minor damage. 

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