DES PLAINES — A 60-year-old woman was killed and another woman injured in a crash involving a car and a Metra train in northwest suburban Des Plaines Tuesday night.
A northwest-bound Metra training heading to Crystal Lake collided with a car at about 8:05 p.m. when the train was pulling up to the Des Plaines station on River Road, Metra spokesman Michael Gillis said.
Two women in the car were taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge in an unidentified condition, Gillis said. It is unclear how the train and car made contact.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office confirmed the death of a 60-year-old woman at the same location, but could not provide further details.
The other woman remained hospitalized as of 10 p.m., Gillis said.
Des Plaines police remained on the scene as of 9:30 p.m., and River Road is closed in both directions for the investigation, police said.
Train No. 657 was stopped at the tracks and trains No. 659 and 660 were also delayed. Service was resumed by 10 p.m., Gillis said.
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