MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. (WLS) -- A Metra train struck and killed a pedestrian Thursday morning near the Mount Prospect station on the Union Pacific Northwest Line.
Officials said inbound train No. 608, which was scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 7:17 a.m., hit the 32-year-old Des Plaines man just south of the station around 6:55 a.m. The victim's identity has not been released per request of the family, police said.
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The train was stopped for the investigation, causing extensive delays in both directions.
The CTA honored Metra tickets until 9 a.m. at all Blue Line stations from Rosemont into Chicago. Metra also ran buses from the Des Plaines station to Chicago.
Track 1 reopened at Mount Prospect around 8:15 a.m. UP-NW trains started moving again with residual delays.
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Metra commuters should listen for platform announcements or check Track Your Train on metrarail.com for the latest updates.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.