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Driver outside when Metra train smashes into car

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A car sits south of the Lily Pond Road rail crossing after it was hit by an outbound Metra train early Dec. 24. (Woodstock Fire/Rescue District photo)

Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Christmas came a day early for a Lake in the Hills man who narrowly escaped serious injury when a train smashed into his car as he stood nearby. The accident happened shortly after 2 a.m. Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, on Lily Pond Road south of McConnell Road. According to a news release, […]

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