 <p>First responders are trying to recover a person who died after a freight train backed into FedEx semitruck in the Back of the Yards, according to the Chicago Fire Department. </p><p>The collision happened about 6:30 a.m. in the Norfolk Southern rail yard at 350 W. Garfield&nbsp;Ave., fire spokesperson Walter Schroeder said. </p><p>The department did have not more details. </p><div class="RTEHashTagLabAdModule">
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</div><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center=""> <div class="Enhancement-item"> <div class="ExternalContent-wrapper"> <div class="TweetUrl"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">350 west Garfield Norfolk and Southern rail yard. A freight train has struck a semi Semi was stopped on tracks on rail property updated information indicates we have a fatality CFD is making recovery. (Langford)</p>— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/CFDMedia/status/1726599393657381272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-cms-ai="0">November 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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The collision happened about 6:30 a.m. in the 5100 block of South Lowe Avenue.{ai:summary}<p>#accident #crime</p>

1 dead after freight train, semitruck collide in Back of Yards rail yard

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