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Man killed in crash identified as Lansing resident

By sarahtr

(LANSING) A man died early Thursday after a crash in south suburban Lansing.

Curtis Jordan, 60, suffered blunt force trauma in a motor vehicle accident in the 100 block of Burnham Avenue in Lansing, according to a statement from the Lake County, Ind., coroner’s office.

Jordan, of the 3200 block of 187th Court in Lansing, was taken to Munster Community Hospital in Munster, Ind., where he was pronounced dead at 12:44 a.m., authorities said.

Lansing police could not immediately provide details about the crash Friday afternoon.

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