No serious injuries after car jumps retaining wall, hit by Blue Line train

Service on the Chicago Transit Authority's Blue Line was disrupted early Thursday when an auto involved in an accident on the adjacent Eisenhower Expressway jumped a retaining wall and landed on the tracks, where it was hit by a train.

According to CTA spokeswoman Kimberly Myles, seven of the train's 30 passengers complained of minor injuries and were taken to area hospitals.

Authorities said the driver of the auto got out before it was hit. However, two people in another vehicle involved in the expressway accident were taken to a hospital for treatment.

Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford said the expressway accident involved three autos, with one of them hurtling the barrier between the tracks and expressway. The auto became wedged under the front car of the train.

Service along the Blue Line on Chicago's West Side was shut down for more than three hours before service was restored.