Freight Train Kills Pedestrian In Villa Park; Metra Union Pacific-West Line Delayed
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CHICAGO (CBS) -- A person was struck and killed by a freight train early Monday morning in west suburban Villa Park, leading to significant delays on the Metra Union Pacific-West line.
Villa Park police and Metra officials said a Union Pacific freight train struck a pedestrian near the Ardmore Avenue crossing around 4 a.m.
An unidentified male was pronounced dead at the scene.
Outbound Metra UP-West line trains were halted in Villa Park after the accident, and were running up to 35 minutes late as of 7 a.m.. Inbound trains operate on a different track, but were delayed for a while after the accident, as trains moved much slower than normal through Villa Park.
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