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Metra UP-N trains running with residual delays after fatal crash involving pedestrian

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Inbound and outbound Metra train UP-N trains are running with extensive delays after a pedestrian was fatally hit by a train Friday afternoon on the North Side.

According to Metra, the pedestrian was hit just before 1 p.m. by a #627 train, which caused a stoppage near Clybourn.

It is unclear what led to the crash. Further information about the pedestrian was not released.

UPN inbound and outbound trains began moving just before 2 p.m. and are operating 15 to 20 minutes behind schedule.

Riders can use the Metra Tracker to find the direction of their train.


CBS News Chicago will continue to update.

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