A female passenger was seriously injured Thursday after a dislodged crossing gate crashed into the steel doors of a Metra train on Chicago’s South Side, a first-time “freak occurrence” on the commuter line, officials said.

The woman, who was standing in the vestibule, where passengers board and exit, in the middle of the train car, was hit by the door as it crumpled. She was taken in serious condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Kevin MacGregor said.

“The impact of the arm on the door was significant,” said Judy Pardonnet, Metra spokeswoman. “Those are stainless-steel reinforced doors, and it caused it to bow toward her.”

The incident occurred about 7:30 a.m. along the Rock Island District Line from Joliet to Chicago. Inbound train No. 408 had just passed 95th Street and was moving about 30 m.p.h. when the crossing gate arm split the seam of a sliding train door.

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story by Jason Meisner |Tribune reporter

photo by Lucius Kwok

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