A woman in her 40s survived but was transported to the hospital with injuries after she was hit by a freight train near the Metra station in Mundelein Tuesday morning.
The Mundelein Police Department and Mundelein Fire Department responded around 11:27 a.m. Tuesday to the Metra station, 205 North Archer Avenue in Mundelein, for a report of a train incident.
Responders received a report of a pedestrian who was struck by a Canadian National freight train, according to Mundelein Police Chief Jason Seeley.
Officers arrived and found a 41-year-old woman who had been struck by a train.
Seeley said the woman was struck by the train in the vicinity of the Metra platform.
She was reportedly conscious and breathing at the scene. Seeley said she had suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Mundelein Deputy Fire Chief Jeremy Lockwood said the woman suffered traumatic injuries.
Paramedics transported her by ambulance to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville for treatment, Lockwood said.
The railroad crossings along Route 176, also known as Maple Avenue, as well as Hawley Street and Dunbar Road, were all temporarily blocked by the stopped train.
The crossings were reopened after the train was allowed to resume moving again around 12:23 p.m.
Officials did not say whether they believe the victim was accidentally struck by the train or not. An initial 911 caller reported she may have jumped in front of the train.
The incident remains under investigation by the Mundelein Police Department and the Canadian National Police Service.