Four Critically Injured When Metra Train, Vehicle Collide

Metra Vehicle Collision SW Chicago
Photo credit A Metra SouthWest Service train hit a vehicle Feb. 12, 2020, near 87th Street and Pulaski Road in Scottsdale on the Southwest Side. | Sam Kelly/Sun-Times

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A Metra train hit a vehicle at a railroad crossing Wednesday in Scottsdale on the Southwest Side.

Outbound SouthWest Service train 833 hit the vehicle about 7:30 p.m. near 87th Street and Pulaski Road, according to Metra spokeswoman Katie Dahlstrom. After it was hit, the vehicle struck a person who was nearby.

Two adults were taken in critical condition to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to Chicago Fire Department officials. Another two were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where they were also listed in critical condition.

Trains in both directions were halted as officials investigate, Dahlstrom said.

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