Man dies after Amtrak train hits vehicle in Morton Grove

A man died Sunday after his vehicle was hit by an Amtrak train in north suburban Morton Grove.

About 12:05 p.m., he was eastbound in the 6300 block of Lincoln Avenue when an Amtrak train traveling from Milwaukee to Chicago slammed into his minivan as it crossed the tracks, Morton Grove police and Amtrak spokesman Jason Abrams said.

The driver, who was the only person in the vehicle, was killed in the crash, police said.

He was identified Monday as 57-year-old Mihalis G. Vassos, of Skokie, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. An autopsy found he died of multiple injuries from the crash, and his death was ruled an accident.

None of the 254 passengers or crew members aboard the train were injured, Abrams said.