CRYSTAL LAKE — All trains are halted on Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest Line Thursday morning after a pedestrian was struck by a train in northwest suburban Crystal Lake.
Inbound train No. 636 struck a pedestrian near Crystal Lake about 10:45 a.m., according to Metra’s website. All trains are halted in both directions.
Details about the pedestrian’s condition weren’t immediately available.
Earlier Thursday morning, another Union Pacific-Northwest Line train struck a vehicle in the Norwood Park neighborhood on the city’s Northwest Side, shutting down the line for about three hours.
The crash happened about 7:10 a.m. near Nagle and Northwest Highway, according to the Chicago Fire Department. One person was pronounced dead at the scene.
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