Crime & Safety

1 Dead After Train-Pedestrian Crash In West Chicago

Police say the person was hit by a Union-Pacific West train Thursday evening.

WEST CHICAGO, IL — A pedestrian is dead after a train-pedestrian crash in West Chicago Thursday evening.

Police say a Union Pacific West train hit the pedestrian around 8:15 p.m. near Illinois Route 59. They were taken to a nearby hospital, where they died of their injuries.

As of Friday morning, the pedestrian's name had not been released, pending notificaton of their next of kin.

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