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Man, 70, fatally struck by city tow truck in O’Hare Airport parking lot

Published  November 26, 2019 4:49pm CST
O'Hare
Sun-Times Media Wire

CHICAGO - A 70-year-old man died after he was struck Tuesday by a city-owned tow truck in a parking lot at O’Hare International Airport.

The man was hit by a city tow truck driven by a 26-year-old man about 8:45 a.m. in parking lot D at Terminal 5, according to Chicago fire and police spokespeople.

Police said the man was not in a crosswalk or designated walking area.

He was taken to Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge and pronounced dead less than an hour later, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The man lived in Hanover Park.

CPD’s major accident unit is investigating.