Crime & Safety

More Details: Train Hits Pedestrian in Des Plaines

It was not clear to one eyewitness whether the man walked or jumped into an oncoming Metra train.

A train passing through Des Plaines Tuesday morning killed one person, and the incident is being investigated by Des Plaines police, according to Metra. The train that struck the man was traveling on the center track, stated Meg Reile, spokesperson for Metra, and was an express train that was not scheduled to stop in Des Plaines.

Related: Eyewitness: Fatality Near Des Plaines Metra Depot Was An Accident

Reile stated Metra trains were stopped for approximately two hours as a result of the incicent.

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“Other than that, we have no official information regarding the person or the exact circumstances involved in this fatality,” Reile stated.

Des Plaines Police Chief William Kushner said the crash occurred at approximately 7:30 a.m., and the investigation was ongoing.

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“We’re investigating an accident involving a pedestrian and a Metra train that occurred at Pearson and Ellinwood, and we’ll release further details when they become available,” Kushner said.

An eye witness report shared with Patch by a source who asked not to be identified due to restrictions from an employer said it was not clear whether the man walked into or jumped into the path of the train. The man was reported to have been on the center platform near the depot when the crash occurred.


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