HAINESWORTH, Ill. — The driver of the truck was killed and a passenger was injured Monday morning when a Metra train struck a dump truck at a private railroad crossing near Grayslake, Ill.
The cab car of the inbound Milwaukee District North train derailed as a result of the collision about 7 a.m. The injured passenger was taken to a hospital in Libertyville, Ill., with what were described as minor injuries, the Daily Herald reports. About 40 passengers were on board.
A 50-year-old man from Buffalo Grove, Ill., was driving the tractor-trailer dump truck when it was struck at the Hainesville Road crossing. As a private crossing, the location is not protected by crossing gates or lights.
The accident disrupted the Monday morning commute, but the scene had been cleared by 5 p.m. Friday and service is normal as of today (Tuesday, May 24).
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