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2 dead, 3 hurt when car crashes into building in Des Plaines, causing gas leak
An SUV crossed lanes of Northwest Highway on Sunday, killing two pedestrians and crashing into a building, causing a gas leak.
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Two people are dead and three others injured after a car crashed into a building in Des Plaines Sunday, police said.
A Honda SUV crossed oncoming lanes on Northwest Highway and struck two pedestrians just after noon, a 42-year-old woman and an 80-year-old man, who both later died, according to Des Plaines police.
The driver of the car, a 71-year-old man, was taken to a hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. A girl and boy, whose ages weren’t released, were in the car at the time of the crash, but neither was seriously injured.
A gas leak was reported in a building damaged by the crash, and the Des Plaines Fire Department is working with utility Nicor Gas to investigate.
Drugs and alcohol weren’t a factor in the accident, according to the preliminary investigation, police said.