Metra trains halted in Chicago's west suburbs after train hits, kills pedestrian
Trains on the Metra BNSF line were halted just in time for the afternoon rush Monday, after a train hit and killed a pedestrian in Downers Grove, Illinois.
Downers Grove police said at 4:36 p.m., they were called to the BNSF tracks in the 1400 block of Gilbert Avenue — about four blocks west of the Forest Avenue crossing and close to downtown Downers Grove — for a report of a pedestrian being hit by an inbound train.
The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The identity of the person killed was not immediately learned.
Inbound and outbound trains were stopped near the Downers Grove/Main Street station after inbound train No. 1272 hit the pedestrian, according to Metra. Trains later resumed, but delays persisted for the evening commute.
Extensive delays on the BNSF line were expected.
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