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A freight train hit a pedestrian near west suburban Riverside on Friday afternoon, causing extensive delays to several Metra BNSF trains.

The fatal collision happened about 1:30 p.m., according to an alert from Metra and a police officer on the scene.

As of about 2:20 p.m. BNSF trains were on the move again near Riverside after being halted due to the incident, the alert said.

Riverside firefighters on the scene where a person was killed after being struck by a freight train on the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe tracks in Riverside on June 4, 2021.
Riverside firefighters on the scene where a person was killed after being struck by a freight train on the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe tracks in Riverside on June 4, 2021.

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The baiduhai’s Steven Rosenberg contributed to this report.

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