A pedestrian attempting to cross DuSable Lake Shore Drive was fatally struck overnight near Chicago Avenue, Chicago police said.

About 5:25 a.m., two men were trying to cross all the lanes near the 800 block of North Lake Shore Drive when one was hit by a BMW X-3 that was traveling south, police said.

The pedestrian was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital were he was pronounced dead. The second pedestrian was not injured. The driver of the BMW, a 63-year-old man, also was taken to Northwestern for panic symptoms, police said.

The southbound lanes of DuSable Lake Shore Drive were closed at Chestnut Street, police said. The Major Accident Unit was investigating.