At least 32 people were injured in the early morning of Monday in Chicago, when a train derailed and crashed against a platform at O'Hare international Airport, local media reported.
The events happened at 2:53 a.m., local time (CT), on Monday, March 24, when the front part of the train belonging to the CTA (Chicago Transit Authority) went past the end of the line of the platform, went onto the station and finally crashed against the escalators, reported CNN.
According to The Chicago Tribune, the 32 people injured present light injuries which do not put their lives at risk.
The same source revealed the Blue Line service towards O'Hare International Airport is expected to be interrupted for the rest of the day, at least, while investigators attempt to determine the causes of the accident.
TRAIN DERAILMENT: Picture 1 from passengers obtained by @cgousman pic.twitter.com/iJWDjpsl7q
- Marissa Bailey (@MarissaBaileyTV) March 24, 2014
The front part of the eight-car train was left stuck on the upper part of an escalator, which is why workers are studying the possibility of cutting the train and remove it piece by piece, owing to the force with which it got incrusted to the escalators, a process which could take between 12 and 24 hours.
Chris Bushell, director of infrastructure of the CTA, told the Chicago Tribune that after removing the train, teams would need to evaluate the damage to the Blue Line terminal to determine what kind of fixing is needed before it can be reopened.
Newest pictures from Blue Line crash at O'Hare. via @cgousmanCBS2 https://t.co/xu1lloYvXI pic.twitter.com/MvJwdE8DRs
- John Dodge (@dodgerman) March, 24, 2014
"Once we remove the train, we're going to have a clearer image of what problems there are. At this time there seems to be more significant damage to an escalator," Bushell said.
Video via CBS