2 killed after car crashes into tree in Avalon Park neighborhood

CHICAGO - A man and a woman were killed in a car crash on the South Side early Thursday. 

Police say around 12:47 a.m. the man was driving a white Honda sedan northbound at a high rate of speed on Stony Island Avenue in the Avalon Park area when he lost control of the car and hit a tree. 

The man driving was pronounced dead on scene and has not been identified. The woman, riding in the passenger seat, was also pronounced dead on scene. 

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No further information is available. The Major Accidents unit is investigating.