Metra: 2 dead, 4 others hurt in train-car crash in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — A spokesman for Chicago’s commuter train service says two people were killed and four others injured when a Metra train struck a car on Chicago’s southwest side.

Metra spokesman Michael Gillis said Monday night that an 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old woman died from their injuries.

He says the injured included a 3-year-old male, a 17-year-old male and a 17-year-old female. Their injuries weren’t considered life-threatening. Gillis says a 20-year-old male was in serious condition.

The spokesman says that the 17-year-old male was driving.

Gillis says the cause of the crash is still under investigation. Officials say no passengers on the train were injured.

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