CHICAGO (WGN) — A man is dead and another is recovering in the hospital on Friday morning following an overnight crash on the West Side.

Chicago police said the single-vehicle crash occurred just before 11 p.m. Thursday, in the 1100 block of North Central Avenue in Austin.

According to police, a 31-year-old man traveling southbound in a white sedan when he merged into the northbound lane.

Officers said the driver then crashed into a fence before hitting police.

The driver suffered serious injuries in the crash and was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

A 23-year-old man who was in the passenger seat suffered a broken ankle and lacerations and was taken to the hospital in serious condition.

Currently, it is unclear what led to the crash and authorities have not identified the vict

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