72-year-old pedestrian hit, killed in Wheeling; crash under investigation: police

WHEELING, Ill. (WLS) -- A 72-year-old Geneva man was killed Monday, after a car hit him in north suburban Wheeling, police said.

Wheeling police responded about 6:25 p.m. Monday to the 1000-block of Valley Stream Drive for a report of a crash involving a 2018 Ford Explorer and a pedestrian.

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Robert Lund was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge with critical injuries. He died about 3 a.m. Tuesday, officials said.

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The Wheeling Police Department Traffic Unit continues to investigate the fatal crash.

It was not immediately clear what led up to the incident.

Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to call the Wheeling Police Department Traffic Unit at 847-459-2632.