Driver Saved Before Metra Train Strikes Vehicle In Lombard
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A driver was saved from a vehicle on the tracks before it was struck by a Metra train near Grace Street in Lombard Monday night, Lombard officials confirm.
The incident happened shortly after 8:30 p.m., Metra officials say. Lombard police said an elderly driver drove onto the tracks at Grace Street and Charles Road. Witnesses helped him get out of the car as police responded, before a Union Pacific West Line train hit the car.
Union Pacific West line train number 65 was scheduled to arrive in Elburn at 9:06 p.m.
Lombard Police are on the scene of a car hit by train at Grace and St. Charles. The driver of the car was evacuated by citizens before the car was hit. Crews will remain in the area until the scene is cleared. pic.twitter.com/xvBbsTu9uE
— Village of Lombard (@LilacVillage) January 15, 2019
No injuries were reported.