Crime & Safety
Two Elderly Women Killed in Metra Crash Identified
Two elderly women from Tinley Park were inside a car struck by a Metra train Thursday in Oak Forest.
The two women killed in a Metra train crash Thursday have been identified, Metra confirmed.
Ninety-seven-year-old Gail Crabtree, of the 16800 block of South New England Avenue, and Donna Grace, 81, of 17000 block of Odell Avenue, both of Tinley Park died Thursday near the crossing at 167th and Central Avenue.
The seven-car inbound train on Metra’s Rock Island line left Joliet at 3:25 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive downtown at 4:33 p.m. All passengers on board were evacuated while emergency crews attended to the scene.
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Metra and the Federal Railroad Administration are investigating the crash.
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