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Person dies in fiery Brainerd crash

A vehicle struck a post on a bridge about 11:50 p.m. in the 400 block of West 87th Street and burst into flames, Chicago police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was stabbed to death Aug. 23, 2022, in River North. — A person died in a crash June 18, 2022, in Brainerd.

A person was killed in a single-vehicle crash Saturday in Brainerd on the South Side.

The vehicle struck a post on a bridge about 11:50 p.m. in the 400 block of West 87th Street and burst into flames, Chicago police said.

The Chicago Fire Department extinguished the flames and recovered a body from the vehicle, police said.

The Major Accidents Investigation Unit is investigating.

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