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Person killed in Gary crash

By Sun-Times Wire

A person died Saturday night after a crash in northwest Indiana.

The unidentified male suffered blunt force trauma in a crash at East Dunes Highway and Mississippi Street in Gary, according to the Lake County coroner’s office.

He was pronounced dead at the scene at 10:47 p.m., according to the coroner’s office.

A Gary police spokeswoman didn’t immediately respond to a request for information about the crash.

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