TWO PEOPLE HIT BY TRAIN: 2 PEDESTRIANS KILLED IN METRA TRAIN BNSF RAILWAY INCIDENT NEAR 21ST AND ALBANY AVE, CHICAGO

    THU AUG 07 2014 ~4:57 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    2 PEDESTRIANS HIT BY A TRAIN
    21ST ST AND ALBANY AVE CHICAGO, IL

    E23 CREW AT 18TH AND WESTERN REPORTS THE TRAIN IS EAST OF THEIR LOCATION. BC14 HAVING THE HELICOPTER (6-8-2) CHECK 21ST AND ALBANY GOING WEST. SEARCHING FOR VICTIM IN A FOUR-BLOCK STRETCH.

    INCIDENT REPORTED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 18TH ST AND WESTERN AVE CHICAGO, IL AND 21ST AND ALBANY CHICAGO, IL.

    2-2-1 REPORTS ABOUT 5:12 PM THAT "WE HAVE TWO VICTIMS ... (INCIDENT) GOING TO BE A RECOVERY; HOLDING UP THE HELICOPTER."

    METRA INBOUND TRAIN NUMBER 1272.

    TRAIN #1272, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE CHICAGO AT 4:58 P.M., IS STOPPED NEAR WESTERN AVENUE DUE TO A PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT. ESTIMATED TIME OF DELAYS ARE UNKNOWN. METRA WILL PROVIDE UPDATED INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.



    ENGINE(S): E23

    CHIEF(S): BC14
    2-2-1

    EMS: AMB?   FC?    STANDBY AMB?


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