Metra Electric disrupted after train hits, kills teen pedestrian on South Side, officials say

Friday, July 18, 2025
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Metra train line was disrupted Thursday after a train struck and killed a pedestrian on the city's South Side.

The collision happened around 7:40 p.m. on the Metra Electric line near 27th Street, officials said.



A 16-year-old pedestrian boy on the track for an unknown reason when they were struck by an outbound Metra Electric train, a Metra spokesperson said.

According to the Cook County Medical Examiner, the pedestrian later died.



Inbound and outbound Metra Electric trains were delayed Thursday night.

No further information was immediately available.

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