Images: Metra train collision in Mount Prospect
Damage to the pilot of the cab car of the Metra passenger train which derailed after striking a loaded dump truck at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning.
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Damage to the side of a trailing coach after a Metra passenger train derailed after striking a loaded dump truck at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning.
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The tractor of a dump truck was destroyed after being struck by a Metra train at Mount Prospect Road Friday.
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A Metra passenger train derailed after striking a loaded dump truck at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning.
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Parts of the truck rest on the roadway after a Metra passenger train derailed after striking a loaded dump truck at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning.
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Engine from the dump truck that was struck by a Metra train rests on the Mount Prospect Road crossing.
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Wreckage of the truck after a Metra passenger train derailed after striking a loaded dump truck at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning.
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A firefighter spreads material to dry spilled oil and fuel from the truck after Metra passenger train derailed after striking a loaded dump truck at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning.
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A firefighter speaks with passenger Diana Knudsen, who lives in Mc Henry County near Woodstock, after a Metra passenger train derailed after striking a loaded dump truck at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning. She was suffering from back pain and was waiting to be transported to the hospital.
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Paramedics transport a man after a Metra passenger train derailed after striking a loaded dump truck at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning.
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A Metra passenger train derailed after striking a loaded dump truck at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning.
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A Metra passenger train derailed after striking a loaded dump truck at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning.
JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Firefighters spread material to cover spilled oil and fuel from the truck after a Metra passenger train derailed after striking a loaded dump truck at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning.
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Wreckage of the truck after a Metra passenger train derailed after striking a loaded dump truck at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning.
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Firefighters stand near the wreckage of the truck after a Metra passenger train derailed after striking a loaded dump truck at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning.
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The scene of a collision between a Metra train and a dump truck in Mount Prospect on Friday.
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The scene of a collision between a Metra train and a dump truck in Mount Prospect on Friday.
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The scene of a collision between a Metra train and a dump truck in Mount Prospect on Friday.
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The scene of a collision between a Metra train and a dump truck in Mount Prospect on Friday.
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The dump truck carrying concrete involved in Metra train accident in Mount Prospect.
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The mangled wreckage of dump truck involved with Metra train in Mount Prospect.
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A police photographer inspects the mangled wreckage of the dump truck that was struck by a Metra train in Mount Prospect.
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Special equipment is used to put the derailed Metra train back on the tracks in Mount Prospect.
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Special equipment is used to put the derailed Metra train back on the tracks in Mount Prospect.
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Police inspect the mangled cab of the dump truck struck by a Metra train in Mount Prospect.
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A Metra passenger train derailed after striking a loaded dump truck at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning.
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Police officers view the damaged cab car of a Metra passenger train which derailed after striking a loaded dump truck at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning.
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The cab of a truck was torn from its frame after being struck by a Metra train at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning.
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The cab of truck was torn from the frame after being struck by a Metra train Friday morning.
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A dump truck was struck by a Metra passenger train at Mount Prospect Road Friday morning.
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Workers use a welding torch to free up the wheels of the truck so they can haul it off.
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