Driver hospitalized after train versus truck crash in NW suburban Glenview
The driver in the truck was taken to Lutheran General Hospital following a collision with a train early Saturday morning in Glenview, police said.
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The driver in the truck was taken to Lutheran General Hospital following a collision with a train early Saturday morning in Glenview, police said.
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The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Lake County Coroner's office confirmed five bodies were recovered from the crash site.
Officials said the vehicle with the five people went around railroad crossing gates and into the South Shore Line train's path. Shardaa Gray reports.
Five people died after a collision between a train and a vehicle in Gary, Indiana late Wednesday night.
It will cost you more to ride the South Shore Line from Indiana into Chicago starting on July 1.
The crash sent the trailer careening into trees and a Metra station.
The Union Pacific West line can be used as an alternate route, according to Metra.
A freight train slammed into a semi-trailer truck Friday afternoon in LaGrange, causing major disruption for Metra trains that use the same tracks.
Both Bellwood and Metra police officers were investigating how someone got into the shipping containers on the freight train.
The shooting happened on the train near the Racine stop in the 400 block of South Racine Avenue.
The pedestrian killed after being struck by a freight train Friday afternoon near Lake Forest has been identified.
Trains are currently operating only between Howard and Garfield.
The train carrying 440 passengers was traveling through the southwestern area of the country.
Metra said delays are expected.
Metra police said 19-year-old Moises Perez drove around working crossing gates and lights near 87th and Baltimore.
A 19-year-old is charged with reckless homicide and other charges after police said he was driving drunk when he crashed an SUV into a Metra train.
Service has since returned to normal on the BNSF, Milwaukee District North, Union Pacific Northwest, and Union Pacific West lines.
There have been no reports of injuries, and Metra said it's not expected to impact service on the BNSF commuter line, which runs through Cicero.
Crews were working to remove a freight train that derailed Wednesday afternoon in west suburban Cicero.
A northbound Metra Electric line train hit an SUV around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at the crossing near 87th and Baltimore.
A passenger told CBS News Chicago that the train stopped abruptly and made no loud noises. The operator then announced that the train had derailed, which the agency later confirmed.
According to Metra, the pedestrian was struck by the train near Oak Park at the Berwyn stop just before 10:30 a.m.
The crash caused extensive delays on the North Central Service and Milwaukee District West lines.
