A passenger train collided with a snow removal machine on Thursday, leaving dozens injured in Chicago, in the north of the United States, according to local authorities.
The accident left 38 injured, mainly passengers, fire officials said at a press conference Thursday afternoon.
Among the injured, 23 people were transported to hospitals and “two or three” are seriously injured, but none are life-threatening, Keith Gray, a rescue official, told the press.
The accident occurred around 10:30 a.m. local time near Howard station, in the north of the city.
The commuter train, which was traveling at “normal speed”, according to initial information from the firefighters, collided with a snow removal machine which was on the same track.