Minor Injuries in Crash Involving Metra Train from Joliet

Fourteen Metra passangers traveling on the Rock Island line from Joliet were injured in an accident this morning that occurred as the train entered a downtown station, reports said.

The train struck a "bumping post" at the end of the LaSalle Street station at about 8:45 a.m., Metra spokesman Michael Gillis said, according to an Associated Press article.

Of the 14 people with injuries, six were taken to area hospitals for treatment, Gillis said. A less-serious accident that did not result in injuries occurred at the same station at 6:15 a.m., the article said.

The accidents are being attributed to the weather, and Gillis said all trains have been instructed to come into downtown stations at "walking speed," the story said.

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