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VisitNTSB Report: CTA Yellow Line Crash Caused by Operator Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit Injures 38
Oct 24, 2024, 01:12 PM
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released new findings regarding a CTA Yellow Line train crash that occurred on November 17, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. The crash, which involved a two-car train colliding with a slow-moving snow plow near the Howard rail yard in Rogers Park, resulted in injuries to 38 people, including seven CTA employees. Initial tests revealed that the train operator had a blood-alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit at the time of the accident. The crash caused millions of dollars in damages.
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