Vehicle off the tracks near 71st and Stony island avenue, Chicago IL
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TrafficA vehicle went off the train tracks near 71st Street and Stony Island Avenue. Metra police and fire department responded, and one person received medical attention.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 07
Listen to dispatch call
01:18
Transcript:
00:00
You can open up Metro back up again, but is Metra police coming out?
00:08
Metra was notified.
00:13
Yeah, they said that they were going to come out and fire is en route also.
00:21
Okay,
00:23
Well the vehicle is off the track so the train can't resume.
00:27
We still need Metra police out here and he's going to receive medical.
00:35
Okay, we'll call them and update them.
00:42
Let's our C.M1 on Zone 7.
00:45
Back to CM1, go ahead.
00:49
Yeah, squad, the car on the track, 71st and Stony,
00:52
can you please tell me, did it ever make the tracks or did it hit that high curve over there?
01:00
It's off the tracks, to my knowledge.
01:03
331 for info.
01:06
331. It's off the track now, but it was on top of the curve, so it never really made it completely onto the track.
01:16
I copy. Thank you guys.
01:17
Appreciate it.
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Location mentioned:
S Stony Island Ave & E 71st St, Chicago, IL 60649
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