Crime & Safety
Train Strikes, Kills Man In West Beverly
A man was killed early Sunday morning after he was hit by a CSX train near 102nd and Maplewood.
CHICAGO, IL -- A man was struck and killed by a freight train near 102nd and Maplewood early Sunday morning. The death appears to have been a suicide, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
The man was struck by the train at 3:43 a.m., first responders confirmed to CSX railroad officials. The man's identity has not been released as of 6 p.m. on Sunday.
The CSX train that struck the man was headed from Chicago to North Baltimore, Ohio and had two locomotives and 23 cars.
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"Our thoughts are with everyone impacted by this tragic event,” Rob Doolittle, assistant vice president of media and communications for CSX Transportation, said.
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