Car Flies up on Train Tracks in Bizarre Crash
Both drivers were taken to the hospital after they crashed with such force that one car hurtled up about 10 feet onto an embankment; thousands of commuters were delayed an hour.
Train commuters in Des Plaines and elsewhere were delayed about an hour during the Tuesday afternoon rush hour due to an unusual auto accident in Park Ridge. Two cars crashed on the street and the force of the crash hurtled one of them up an embankment slope onto the railroad tracks. Neither of the cars was hit by a train. The accident happened on Cumberland Street about a half-block north of Touhy, where Cumberland ends and drivers must turn westbound onto Cedar Street. Each car was carrying only the driver, said Park Ridge Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Sorensen, and both drivers were taken to the hospital. Earlier: Chicago’s 20 most dangerous intersections. Thousands of commuters were delayed because the accident stopped all trains in both …
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