A Ford Explorer was traveling at a fast speed north on Kedzie Avenue when it hit a traffic pole and a light pole at 139th Street at about 10 p.m., fire officials said. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed two people were killed in the crash.
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Witnesses heard the crash.
"I was in the house and heard a big bang. I came out, and I've never seen anything like it. It is really bad," said Curtis, a witness.
The impact left the SUV wrapped around the pole and it took close to 30 minutes to get the two people inside out of the vehicle, fire officials said.
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"Oh man, it's wrapped around the pole... and there's no way anybody can survive that," Curtis said.
The crash took down a traffic pole at the intersection of 139th and Kedzie and a temporary traffic light has been set up.
Authorities have not released the identities of the two victims.