CHICAGO — A person died early Sunday morning after a van crashed into a semi parked near the Old Post Office in the South Loop.
Just before 1 a.m., authorities were dispatched to the area of Canal and Polk in the South Loop on the report of a crash.
Police said a 1997 Dodge van was headed eastbound on Polk and crashed into a concrete wall.
The van reportedly caught fire and the driver was killed. A semi parked near the building also caught fire.
Police are still investigating what caused the driver of the van to crash.