Mayor: Nearly 50 people taken to hospitals after CTA trains collide

The accident happened around 8 a.m. when an outbound train stopped at the Harlem station was hit by an out-of-service train going the opposite direction on the same track, according to CTA spokeswoman Lambrini Lukidis.

Officials are investigating why the out-of-service train was on the track, she said.

She did not know how many people were on the other train when it was hit. There were no passengers on the out-of-service train, and Lukidis did not know how many workers were on it.

Taylor Pettiford was waiting at Harlem Avenue for the train that would take her to school when she heard screaming.

“Stop! Stop! Stop the train!” she heard people yelling. “Slow down!”

Then there was a big crash and more screams. Pettiford saw a woman knocked down complaining that her shoulder hurt.

“I instantly started crying and I called my mom to come pick me up,” Pettiford, 17, said.

Pettiford said she was rushed off the platform by CTA personnel.

Blue Line service has been suspended between Forest Park and Kedzie Avenue, the CTA said on its website. Shuttle buses are being provided.

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