Crime & Safety

Driver Hurt After Crashing Into Fence in Niles

Police said a medical condition caused a 55-year-old man to lose control of his minivan on Oketo Avenue on Tuesday.

NILES, IL - A man was injured late Tuesday afternoon after he lost control of his minivan and crashed into a fence.

The driver - a 55-year-old man - suffered from a medical issue which caused the accident around 3:30 p.m. in the 8000 block of Oketo Ave., according to a Chicago Sun-Times report.

The man - a Niles resident - was taken to Lutheran General Hospital to recover.

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