CHICAGO (WLS) — At least one person was taken to the hospital after a CTA train collided with a forklift Friday afternoon on the city’s north side.

The crash happened near the Western Brown Line station, officials said.

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A CTA Brown Line train collided with a forklift at the location, Chicago Fire Department officials said. The cause of the accident was not immediately known.

A female patient was taken to a local hospital following the accident, CFD said.

The CTA issued the following statement about the incident:

“According to preliminary information, a train traveling at low speed through a slow zone at the Western Brown Line station struck the corner of an elevator positioned on the platform adjacent to the tracks. A contractor reported a knee injury. . The 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 were halted at West Station due to a “track condition,” CTA officials said. Since then, trains have started running again with delays.

No additional information was immediately available.

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