CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Two men were killed in a fiery crash Sunday on Lake Shore Drive in the Gold Coast.
According to police, a driver lost control of a car, hit the concrete median, and crashed it into a natural gas line at about 3:20 a.m. in the 1000 block of North Lake Shore Drive. The car then flipped onto its side and caught fire.
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The two men were able to get out of the car and were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, but died after being transferred to Stroger Hospital, the Sun-Times reported.
One of the men was identified as Jatwaun Smith, 22, of Rogers Park, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. The identity of the other man has not been released.
The crash remains under investigation.