Metra BNSF trains moving again after pedestrian killed in Cicero

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Friday, November 16, 2018
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CICERO, Ill. (WLS) -- Metra BNSF are moving again Friday night after a woman was struck and killed, according to Chicago police.

Inbound and outbound trains were halted near Cicero Avenue at about 7 p.m. due to police activity in the area, Metra tweeted. Trains were moving again as of 8:45 p.m.

The rail company said there had been an incident involving a pedestrian.

Chicago police said a woman was fatally struck by a train near Ogden and Kostner Avenues. She was not struck at a train station, police said.

It was unclear whether the woman was hit by a Metra train or a freight train.