Pedestrian dies after being struck by freight train in Downers Grove
A preliminary investigation says the person was seen on foot on the tracks near Main Street when they were struck by an eastbound freight train.
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A preliminary investigation says the person was seen on foot on the tracks near Main Street when they were struck by an eastbound freight train.
Preliminary information says a white sedan driven by a 56-year-old man was traveling southbound when he struck the victim, a 46-year-old man, at the intersection.
The girl, believed to be a teen, was taken to the hospital, but her condition was not immediately available.
A school bus hit a girl as she was crossing the street Monday afternoon in north suburban Skokie.
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Officers were dispatched to the intersection of Milwaukee Avenue and Maryland Street for a vehicle versus pedestrian crash.
Train services are halted after to a pedestrian was struck by a Metra UP-NW train near Park Ridge Saturday afternoon.
Police said, around 5:10 a.m., a pedestrian was hit by a car along Main Street, between Sheridan Road and Michigan Avenue.
Around 2:06 a.m., troopers responded to the crash on westbound I-90 milepost 78.5 near River Road.
A pedestrian is struck by a car after being involved in another crash Sunday morning, according to Illinois State Police.
Train services are halted after a pedestrian was hit by a Metra UP-NW train near Palatine Sunday morning.
Gary police officers found a 2003 gray Acura, driven by a 21-year-old man from Gary, had struck the victim, also from Gary.
Illinois State Police say just after 5 a.m. he walked away from a crash just south of 111th and was hit by a car.
Both inbound and outbound Metra UP North trains are halted near Ravenswood after a pedestrian was struck Wednesday morning.
Both inbound and outbound Metra UP North trains are halted near Ravenswood after a pedestrian was struck Wednesday morning.
A 70-year-old woman is killed after being struck by a car in Skokie Thursday evening.
Skokie police say the pedestrian was walking across the street and was hit by a car.
Metra is telling its customers to expect "extensive delays" after a pedestrian was struck by a Union Pacific Northwest train Tuesday morning.
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