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Woman dead, 2 children ejected after SUV crashes into pole near Calumet River

Driver dies after hitting pole near Calumet River
Driver dies after hitting pole near Calumet River 00:36

CHICAGO (CBS) —A woman died and two children were ejected after her SUV hit a pole near the Calumet River Monday morning. 

Police said a 5-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy were ejected from the SUV just after 2:30 a.m. in the 3000 block of East 106th Street. 

The woman died at the scene, police said. 

Police said a man, who has not been identified, found both of the children and took them to a hospital in Indiana. They were taken to Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition. 

The cause of the crash is unknown at this time. 

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