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Metra Train Fatally Strikes Man in 20s on South Side, Metra Officials Say

By Mauricio Peña | March 2, 2015 6:26pm | Updated on March 2, 2015 7:06pm
 A person was struck and killed by a Metra train Monday evening, Metra Officials said.
A person was struck and killed by a Metra train Monday evening, Metra Officials said.
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CHICAGO — A man was struck and killed by a Metra train Monday evening, Metra officials said.

At 5:39 p.m., Metra Electric train No. 705 struck a man in his mid-20s south of 95th and Cottage Grove, said Michael Gillis, a Metra spokesman.

Originally, Metra officials believed the person hit was a juvenile.

No other information regarding the incident, but trains are operating again with some delays.

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