Amtrak train hits construction vehicle in Lake Forest, Illinois, leaving 1 person injured
An Amtrak train hit a construction vehicle in the North Shore Chicago suburb of Lake Forest Sunday.
The City of Lake Forest told CBS News Chicago that an Amtrak train struck a construction vehicle performing routine maintenance near the tracks at Everetta and Waukegan roads on Sunday around noon.
A worker in the construction vehicle was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the city said.
As the train was headed south, passengers said they felt the train come to a sudden stop.
"The train was going, and then it came to like, a very like quick, quick stop, and then complete stop after that, and then we saw the construction worker next to us, and he had like blood right here [under his eye]. He didn't have like a hat on either," said Erin Gross. "But he looked OK, and then eventually, an ambulance came, and they got him out."
The crash forced Amtrak to cancel several runs on its Hiawatha Line. It also halted traffic on the Milwaukee District North Metra line for several hours.
No impact was expected for the Monday morning commute.