NORFOLK, Va. — A 71-year-old man died following a single-car crash that occurred Saturday evening around 5:50 p.m.
Norfolk Police responded to the 1400 block of East Indian River Road, where a vehicle collided with a building. The car left the roadway, struck an apartment building in the 1100 block of Wilson Road, and subsequently overturned.
The driver, identified as Hammad A. Salaam of Norfolk, was transported to a hospital and later pronounced dead.
Authorities reported that preliminary investigations indicate Salaam may have suffered a medical emergency before the crash. No other injuries were reported.
The Norfolk Police Department's Traffic Fatality Team is conducting the ongoing investigation.