A pedestrian died and three people were injured in a car crash in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, officials said.

       Just after 8 p.m., a white Buick sedan crashed into a black sedan in the 700 block of Kedzie Avenue near Chicago Avenue, Chicago police said in a media notification.

       A woman was struck as she was crossing the street and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

       Three men who were in the black sedan were taken to Stroger Hospital in serious to critical condition, Fire Department spokesman Larry Merritt said.

       The driver of the white Buick fled the scene, police said.

       Police continue to investigate.

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