A manwas hospitalized after being struck Saturday night by a train on Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest Line near northwest suburban Park Ridge.
The engineer on Train 725, which was scheduled to arrive in Harvard 10:30 p.m., saw the 47-year-old man jump in front of the train from the bushes near Dee Road and the crossing about 9:10 p.m., according to Park Ridge police and Metra officials.
The mansuffered injuries to his arm andwas taken to Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge for treatment, Metra spokesman Michael Gillis said.
