Des Planes firefighter/paramedics responded about 6:01 p.m. Thursday to a report of a pedestrian hit by a train at the Cumberland Station, 475 East Northwest Highway.
Outbound Metra Train #639 is stopped after being involved in the train-pedestrian incident (later reported to be a bicyclist).
Witnesses reported a female bicyclist rode her bike across the tracks when the collision with the train occurred. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and was identified as Amy Carolyn Thier.
UP-NW Advisory – Outbound Train #639 Arrives Barrington 6:17pm Stopped Due to a Pedestrian Incident http://t.co/xdS6oP3o0I
— Metra (@Metra) July 31, 2014
UP-NW Advisory – Outbound Train #639 Arrives Barrington 6:17pm Stopped Due to a Pedestrian Incident http://t.co/xdS6oP3o0I
— Metra (@Metra) July 31, 2014
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