Metra train strikes vehicle in Elmhurst

SHARE Metra train strikes vehicle in Elmhurst

(ELMHURST) A Metra train struck a vehicle that drove around downed crossing gates Monday evening in west suburban Elmhurst.

Outbound Union Pacific West Line train train No. 45 “clipped” a vehicle about 5:30 p.m. near West Street in Elmhurst, according to Tom Miller, a spokesman for Metra.

Elmhurst Deputy Police Chief Dominic Panico said the driver of the vehicle, a woman in her 50s, went around the downed crossing gates.

The woman was “conscious, alert and talking” after the crash, and was taken to Elmhurst Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Panico said.

All trains on the UP West Line were halted as a result of the crash, but were on the move again about 5:45 p.m.

The Latest
White Sox fans from all over will flock to Guaranteed Rate Field on Thursday for the team’s home opener against the Tigers.
Fans, some in costume, tailgate in the parking lots of Guaranteed Rate Field hours before the White Sox and Detroit Tigers kick off the 2024 seasons Thursday afternoon. Some weigh in on the proposed South Loop stadium.
Two weeks after the migrant eviction policy went into effect in Chicago, City Council members said not enough information on migrants exiting the shelter system has been provided.
Zoo officials were tipped off something was wrong after Bana stopped eating as much as she regularly did and appeared lethargic.