Driver dies after crashing into parked train on Chicago's SW Side

A driver was killed after crashing into a parked train in Garfield Ridge Saturday evening. 

Chicago police say a man was driving a 2012 Cadillac sedan at a high rate of speed in the 5900 block of South Natoma Avenue around 5:30 p.m. 

The driver went up an embankment and struck a maintenance train. 

The victim was pronounced dead on scene. No other injuries were reported. 

The Major Accidents unit is investigating.

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