3 dead after Metra train collision on South Side

Three people were killed after a collision between a Metra train and vehicle on Chicago’s South Side.

[MrDejast]

This is the easiest accident to avoid.

[chemxfan]

*STOP TRYING TO BEAT THE TRAIN, PEOPLE!* The odds are NOT in your favor!

[woahspaghetti]

So they went around the gates WITH THEIR CHILD?!

[justinfowler]

Trying to beat a train? Take it from a railroader. Even if you tie, you still lose.

[TrainfanJanathan]

People who race a train to a crossing with a child onboard should go to jail for child abuse. It's one thing if you don't care enough about your life not to race a train, but don't put a child's life in danger along with you.

[richch]

Feel sorry for the passenger and the kid, the driver stupidity .

[ilovepinkroses]

News makes it sound like the train was roaming the streets looking for cars. If you don't want to get struck by a train, stay off the train tracks when there's a train coming. The train only runs on train tracks.

[jeffreybryan]

The headline should be "Another idiot tries to beat a train". The car hit the train. Was not the train Conductors fault at all...

[mattkeller]

The train was doing 80 mph... how long would you have had to wait for it to pass? 60 seconds?

[JohnAckerman]

Just unbelievable. What I still don’t get is why people don’t use their noggin and stop and wait until the train has passed. If you think you can beat a train, you are absolutely wrong. A train going 79 mph can’t stop with the snap of a finger. When you see the gates down and the lights flashing, don’t try to beat the train. Be patient and wait

[BVBxFOREVERx]

You gotta be either stupid as hell, or suicidal to put yourself, (along with other people) in this kind of dangerous situation. There are railroad gates and lights and traffic signs warning people in vehicles and or walking pedestrians, of train tracks. Literally there are many ways this could’ve been avoided. Train + car = DANGER ⚠️
Rip to the people who lost their lives. I pray for the passengers and train staff who were on board of the train. I hope they’re not too traumatized by this situation.

[loveyuyu]

So sad. Never try to beat a train, it’s not worth it..🥀🕊

[rpmnight]

I’m an engineer, and this is the thing that gets me wound up the most...adults crossing in front of a train with their kids!! So frustrating. The kids, if they survive, will learn from their parents that this behavior is ok. Please, if you’re a parent, do the right thing by your kids!

[Snuffaluffagis]

STOP, LOOK and LISTEN, or you become a 30 second clip on the news, and a mess on the front of a train.

[mikemayer]

Why do the Media always say train hits car as if it's the train drivers fault . That Engineer has to live with this .

[chicagomycity]

My biggest fear is that one of those rail crossing signs malfunctions. That's why I still be paranoid and I try to look for a train when going over them.

[amtrakisveryepic]

Bruh... Can't people just wait? It's not even a mile long freight train, it's a 5-6 CAR COMMUTER TRAIN

[auralfury]

all aboard the darwin express!...not to sound morbid, but as said, this is the easiest accident to avoid. Red lights and a huge gate are there for your protection.

[timdaugherty]

The gates drop for a reason!!!! The poor crew who had to witness this!!

[armageddon]

I stay around there and i work for the railroad (union pacific)...i've had two fatalities already and it's never ok to even think to attempt to outrun a train. I know the engineer that was involved in the accident. He was slightly injured but he's okay.