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Man Dies In Fiery Crash In Lockport: Coroner
The man's name is being withheld, pending positive identification, the coroner's office said.
LOCKPORT, IL — A man was killed in a crash Wednesday on New Avenue in Lockport, the Will County Coroner's Office said.
On Wednesday night, a vehicle was traveling southbound in the 15000 block of South New Avenue, when it left the road, struck a utility pole and caught fire, the coroner's office said. The man was pronounced dead at 11:29 p.m. Wednesday at the scene of the crash.
A preliminary autopsy report on Thursday showed severe thermal injuries, the coroner's office said.
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The coroner's office is withholding the man's pending positive identification and the Lockport Police Department is investigating the incident.
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