Chicago "EL" Crash: 1 Dead, 25 Injured in Derailment
Chicago "EL" Crash: 1 Dead, 25 Injured in Derailment
NO AUDIO Two cars of an elevated train in Chicago are derailed and plunge 30 feet to the ground. One man is killed with 25 others injured. It's the first accident of its kind in over a half century. Track obstruction or a jumped switch may have caused it. The center and back portion of a Chicago el "train" are stopped on the tracks. Two workmen stand on the tracks. CU workman on track near an Indiana Ave sign. CU Back of derailed train car. The other half is on the ground below. Inspectors and railroad officials examining the tragic accident scene. Taken from Indiana Avenue the CTA train that came off the tracks. The train lying on its side in the street and a crane laid it safely down. Inside the damaged car, some seats have been torn off their bolts. CU damaged train rails. CU smashed front of the train. Train settled on top of a crushed car below. A crowd of people standing with their umbrellas open looking at the accident scene. Various shots of the derailed CTA train and the car below it panning up. A crew trying to figure out how to clean up the mess. CTA train passing accident scene alongside.Under the El tracks,train lays on its side. Crowd of people standing behind a police line in the rain. CU On the train tracks,part of the that derailed train.A crane gently lowers the upright train car to the ground below. Crowds clapping.