(MAINE TWP.) A man was hit and killed by a Metra train Thursday evening near northwest suburban Des Plaines.
The pedestrian, thought to be in his 30s, was struck about 7:35 p.m. by outbound North Central Line Train No. 119, according to Metra spokeswoman Meg Reile and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
He was dead on the tracks near the intersection of Central and Rand roads in unincorporated Maine Township, between the O’Hare and Prospect Heights stations, authorities said. The medical examiner’s office withheld his name pending family notification.
Train 119 was on the move as of 9:40 p.m., with customers from the day’s final outbound North Central route, Train 121, departing from Prospect Heights, Reile said.
It wasn’t immediately clear which authorities were assisting Metra police with the investigation.
