A 45-year-old homeless man was struck and killed by a Metra train just south of Main Street in Evanston early this morning.
Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott says the man was struck by an outbound train about 1:10 a.m.
Evanston Fire Division Chief Dwight Hohl says the man had laid down on the tracks in a fetal position, so the train operator didn’t see him until the last moment and was unable to stop the train.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene about a half hour later.
The Chicago Tribune quotes a medical examiner’s office spokesman as saying the man had no permanent address.
His name hasn’t yet been released.
May the Lord bless his
May the Lord bless his eternal soul.
I was in the train
I was in the train. May you rest in peace..