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No Injuries Reported In Unoccupied Truck Vs. Metra Train At 87th And Pulaski
Metra officials said Southwest Service 808 train was heading inbound into the city when it struck an unoccupied truck.
HOMETOWN, IL — An unoccupied truck was struck by a Metra train Friday morning at the 87th Street and Pulaski Road rail crossing.
Metra officials told Patch that a Southwest Service 808 train struck the truck around 8 a.m. Hometown police sent out an alert a few minutes later stating that the rail crossing was closed due to a crash. About 45 minutes later, the rail crossing reopened.
No injuries were reported. A SkyCam 9 on WGN picture showed a truck with a flatbed partially on the tracks by the train. It is unknown if the driver of the truck jumped out of the vehicle.
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Earlier this week, the crossing at Kilbourn Avenue and Southwest Highway several blocks east of 87th and Pulaski was closed for repairs and is expected to reopen later this month.
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