Electric scooter driver dead after collision with CPD vehicle in Bridgeport

A 39-year-old man riding an electric scooter has died after a collision with a Chicago police vehicle early Thursday in Bridgeport.

At 12:30 a.m., officers were on patrol in a marked police vehicle, traveling north on Princeton Avenue where they "came into contact" with a stand-up electric scooter operated by a 39-year-old male at 32nd Street, police said in a statement.

The scooter operator suffered injuries to his body and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Both officers in the police vehicle were transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.

The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation by the Major Accidents Investigation Unit.