The crash happened near the Western Brown Line Station officials said.
A CTA Brown Line train collided with a forklift at the location, Chicago Fire Department officials said. The cause of the crash was not immediately known.
A female patient was taken to a local hospital as a result of the crash, CFD said.
CTA issued the following statement about the incident:
"According to preliminary information, a train moving at a slow rate of speed through a slow zone at the Western Brown Line station bumped the corner of a lift positioned on the platform, adjacent to the tracks. A contractor reported sustaining an injury to their knee. Employees involved in this incident will be subject to drug and alcohol testing in accordance with our policies, as part of our investigation into this incident."
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Brown Line trains had been stopped at the Western Station due to a "track condition," CTA officials said. Trains have since began to move again with delays.
No further information was immediately available.
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