A scary scene in Chicago where more than 30 people were injured when a CTA Blue Line train derailed and ran into a platform at O’Hare International Airport on Monday morning. Around 2:50 a.m. the eight-car train somehow climbed over the last stop, jumped up onto the sidewalk and then went up the escalators.
CTA spokesman Brian Steele told reporters that the train appeared to going faster than normal when entering the station.
Six people were listed in fair-to-serious condition and 26 in good-to-fair condition.
32 Injured When Train Derails At Chicago O'Hare International Airport http://t.co/RysgyouMUk pic.twitter.com/5N7bmlG71M
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) March 24, 2014
Train derails at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, then rides up escalator. 30 hurt. http://t.co/haXAuWRNEj pic.twitter.com/b63f42M72y
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) March 24, 2014
A @cta Blue Line train crashes thru end of platform, rides up escalator @ OHare. 32 people hurt, not life-threatening pic.twitter.com/3bfJRrgJzX
— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) March 24, 2014
