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.
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The victim was taken by the Chicago Fire Department to the University of Chicago Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was pronounced dead.
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