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Amtrak train bound for Grand Rapids hits unoccupied vehicle in Indiana
CHESTERTON, IN – An Amtrak train bound for Grand Rapids hit an unoccupied vehicle in Northern Indiana, but no one was injured.
According to the Associated Press, the collision occurred around 7:30 pm on Sunday near Chesterton, Indiana about 46 miles southeast of Chicago and about 30 miles south of the Michigan border.
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According to the Northwest Indiana Times, the car was owned by a local man, David Lawson Jr., who had exited the car after stopping on the tracks due to a flat tire.
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The train suffered only cosmetic damage and it continued to Grand Rapids after an hour and 40-minute delay. 1[ads1]9659008]