WINFIELD (STMW) — A 28-year-old west suburban man was killed when he was struck by a freight train in west suburban Winfield on Tuesday afternoon.
The incident happened about 11 a.m. on the Union Pacific West Line tracks near Winfield Road. The victim, described as a pedestrian, was pronounced dead on the scene, according to the DuPage County Coroner’s office.
He was identified as Brandon Gibbons, 28, of Carol Stream, according to Winfield police.
The incident delayed multiple Metra West Line trains, which share the tracks in the area, according to Metra’s Web site.
An autopsy was scheduled to be performed Wednesday but results were not available as of about 1:45 p.m., according to the coroner’s office.
Winfield police are investigating and no additional details were being released as of Wednesday afternoon.
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