Pedestrian Fatally Hit By Train On Metra's Rock Island Line

Oak Forest IL

14 December, 2019

11:34 AM

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OAK FOREST, IL — A pedestrian was struck and killed early Saturday on Metra's Rock Island Line. Metra said the incident happened around 5 a.m. between the Oak Forest and Tinley Park stations. A spokesman for Metra told ABC Chicago the person was hit about a mile from the Oak Forest station and later died. Metra Alert RI - Inbound and outbound train movement has been halted, near Tinley Park 80th Ave., due to an ongoing police investigation involving a freight train striking a pedestrian. Extensive delays anticipated.— Metra Rock Island (@metraRID) December 14, 2019 The incident halted inbound and outbound trains, causing "extensive delays."