Semi-truck knocks down pole in Forest Park parking lot, Forest Park IL
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TrafficA semi-truck hit and knocked down a pole in the parking lot near Des Plaines Ave in Forest Park. No injuries were reported.
Audio|Heard on: CTA Rail Ops - Chicago Transit Authority
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Transcript:
00:00
I want to send someone else to check the parking lot here at Forest Park. There is something down in the parking lot.
00:28
The parking lot.
00:30
Is anybody injured, any employees?
00:35
I'm standing on the train looking out into the parking lot area, and the pole is down.
00:42
The semi-truck came in, they think there's the stress layer.
00:46
They came in,
00:47
and he knocked something down.
00:48
The pole is down on the ground.
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Location mentioned:
Forest Park, 711 Des Plaines Ave, Forest Park, IL 60130
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