CHICAGO — A Chicago commuter train collided with rail equipment Thursday morning, injuring at least 19 people, three of them seriously, a fire official said.
The Chicago Fire Department said a Chicago Transit Authority train crashed into a piece of equipment that was on the rails just before 11 a.m. on the city’s North Side.
Three people suffered serious injuries while 16 others had non-life-threatening injuries, fire department spokesman Larry Langford, told the Chicago Sun-Times.
First responders at the scene of where a commuter train crashed into rail equipment in Chicago on Nov. 16, 2023. Ashlee Rezin /Chicago Sun-Times via AP
At least 19 people were injured in the collision and three of them are considered seriously injured, according to a fire official. Ashlee Rezin /Chicago Sun-Times via AP
First responders transporting one of the injured passengers to an ambulance. Ashlee Rezin /Chicago Sun-Times via AP
The collision took place just before 11 a.m. on Chicago’s North Side. Ashlee Rezin /Chicago Sun-Times via AP“That’s probably going to go up,” Langford said of the injured.
At least 15 ambulances were dispatched to the scene of a train collision, located near the Howard CTA station.
Train service on CTA’s Red, Purple and Yellow lines had been temporarily suspended due to the crash, the commuter service said on its website.
