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70-year-old woman struck and killed by Metra train on Chicago's South Side

Person struck and killed by Metra train near Gresham
Person struck and killed by Metra train near Gresham 00:22

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 70-year-old woman in a wheelchair was struck and killed by a Metra train on Sunday in the Washington Heights neighborhood.

Metra said an inbound Rock Island train hit the woman around 7:15 p.m. near 99th Street and Vincennes Avenue.

The wheelchair was found on the tracks after she was hit.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, and has been identified as 70-year-old Audrey Buck.

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