Lamp post falls over northbound Lake Shore Drive, striking vehicle and blocking 3 lanes near Grant Park

Police

CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Three lanes are blocked on Lake Shore Drive on Monday morning after a lamp post fell and struck a vehicle near Grant Park.

The lamp post fell at about 6:25 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the 600 block of South Lake Shore Drive, according to preliminary information from Chicago police.

A vehicle was struck and three lanes remain blocked while crews respond to the scene, police said.

It was not immediately clear whether anyone was injured, police said.

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