Chicago commuter train crashes into rail equipment, injures at least 19, 3 seriously, officials say
At least 15 ambulances responded to horrific train collision
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}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.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A CTA Yellow Line Train struck rail equipment leaving at least 23 people injured. (Chicago Fire Media)
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"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.
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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.