1700192064 38 injured in Chicago train crash

38 injured in Chicago train crash

According to local authorities, a passenger train collided with a snow clearing machine in Chicago in the northern United States on Thursday, leaving dozens injured.

Thirty-eight people were injured in the accident, mostly passengers, firefighters said at a news conference Thursday afternoon.

38 injured in Chicago train crash

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Among the injured, 23 people were transported to hospitals and “two or three” are seriously injured, but none are life-threatening, Keith Gray, a rescue official, told the press.

38 injured in Chicago train crash

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The accident occurred around 10:30 a.m. local time near Howard train station in the north of the city.

38 injured in Chicago train crash

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The local train, which according to initial information from the fire department was traveling at “normal speed,” collided with a snow clearing machine that was on the same track.