DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) -- A man is dead after being hit by a Metra train in the north suburbs on Monday evening.
The crash happened near the Des Plaines station during the evening rush.
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Paramedics rushed the 56-year-old man to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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Both inbound and outbound trains on the UP-Northwest line have been delayed after the crash.
Further information was not immediately available.