Train derails at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport; dozens injured
A Chicago Transit Authority train car rests on an escalator at the O'Hare Airport station after it derailed early Monday, March 24, 2014, in Chicago. More than 30 people were injured after the train "climbed over the last stop, jumped up on the sidewalk and then went up the stairs and escalator," according to Chicago Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago. (AP Photo/NBC Chicago, Kenneth Webster) MANDATORY CREDIT AP
A commuter rail train crashed into an escalator after it failed to come to a stop at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport early Monday morning, injuring 32 people on board, according to the Associated Press.
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An official told the Associated Press it is likely the train was traveling too fast.
None of the injuries is believed to be life-threatening, investigators told the Associated Press.
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