Man dies after crashing car into tree

A 34-year-old man died after he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree early Sunday in the Morgan Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.

The man was driving a black electric car in the 11300 block of South Western Avenue at around 12:45 a.m. when he crashed. The car immediately caught on fire, according to police. Chicago firefighters extinguished the flames and found the man in the driver's seat.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. No one else was in the car.