Man, 71, dead after pickup truck crashes into pool near Bridgeview Park District: spokesman

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (WLS) -- A 71-year-old man has died after crashing his pickup truck into a pool in south suburban Bridgeview, a village spokesman said.

The man was driving in the area of 81st Street and Beloit Avenue about 6 a.m. when he had a health episode while returning from the hospital, spokesman Ray Hanania said.
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He lost control of his car and crashed into a pool near the Bridgeview Park District, the spokesman said.

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He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died.
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The man was not immediately identified.

The Suburban Major Accident Reconstruction Team is responding to assist in the investigation.