The death of a Frankfort area man fatally struck by a Metra train Monday evening in Oak Forest has been ruled a suicide.
Metra Rock Island District train No. 407 struck a pedestrian as it approached the Oak Forest station just before 4:25 p.m., Metra spokeswoman Meg Reile said.
Brian Bielecki, 47, of the 24300 block of South Harvest Hills Road in Green Garden Township, was dead on the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiners office.
A Tuesday autopsy ruled he died of multiple injuries from a train striking a pedestrian, and his death was ruled a suicide, the medical examiners office said.
Trains were delayed up to 87 minutes because of the incident, according to Metras Web site.
Oak Forest police are assisting as Metra police investigate.
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