PEDESTRIAN HIT BY A METRA UP WEST LINE TRAIN NEAR BEECHER AVE AND BIRCH DR, WHEATON

TUE APR 21 2015 ~6:33 PM
WHEATON FIRE DEPARTMENT
PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY A TRAIN
BEECHER AVE AND BIRCH DR WHEATON, IL

PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY A TRAIN IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD SOUTH OF THE LINCOLN MARCH NATURAL AREA JUST WEST OF DOWNTOWN WHEATON.

THE SCENE IS NOT NEAR A GRADE CROSSING.

METRA ...
Trains traveling to Elburn and Chicago will be halted due to a pedestrian incident near Wheaton involving train #55. Duration of the delays are unknown at this time and we will provide updated information as it is known.

(Posted: 04/21/2015 06:33 PM)


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