Metra BNSF train in Downers Grove strikes pedestrian

Metra BNSF train hits pedestrian in Downers Grove, causing extensive delays
A Metra BNSF train struck a pedestrian Tuesday morning near the Downers Grove station, causing extensive delays during rush hour. No details have been released on the pedestrian’s condition. It was the second consecutive day a pedestrian was hit by a Metra train in the area,
Second pedestrian struck by Metra train in Downers Grove, Illinois in 24 hours
This is the second BNSF Metra train to hit a pedestrian in Downers Grove in 24 hours. Just after 4:30 p.m. on Monday, a train hit and killed a pedestrian Metra BNSF line were halted just in time for the afternoon rush, after a train hit and killed a pedestrian. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Metra train hits pedestrian near Downers Grove
BNSF train #1228, scheduled to arrive at Chicago's Union Station at 8 a.m. struck a pedestrian near the Main Street Downers Grove station. It marks the second crash in 24 hours in the same area.
Metra BNSF train in Downers Grove strikes pedestrian; ‘extensive' delays expected
Suburban Metra trains were stopped in Downers Grove and delays were expected Tuesday morning after a train on the BNSF line headed to Union Station in Chicago struck a pedestrian. A Metra spokesperson confirmed BNSF train #1228 struck a pedestrian around 7:40 a.
Metra BNSF train hits pedestrian in Downers Grove
Metra train #1228 hit the pedestrian around 7:30 a.m. near the Downers Grove station at 5001 Main Street, according to the transit agency. Trains were stopped in both directions with "extensive delays" expected, according to Metra.
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