Famed German architect Helmut Jahn dies in bike accident
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In this file photo, architect Helmut Jahn tours a construction site in Berlin. Jahn, 81, was killed when two vehicles struck the bicycle he was riding on May 8, 2021 afternoon, while riding north on a village street in Campton Hills, about 55 miles east of Chicago.
| Photo Credit: JOCKEL FINCK
Helmut Jahn, a prominent German architect who designed an Illinois State government building and worked on the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington, was killed when two vehicles struck the bicycle he was riding outside Chicago.
Jahn, 81, was struck Saturday afternoon while riding north on a village street in Campton Hills, about 90 kilometers west of Chicago. Jahn failed to stop at a stop sign at an intersection and was struck by the two vehicles, headed in opposite directions, Campton Hills Police Chief Steven Miller said in a news release.