Metra BNSF train fatally strikes person in Berwyn

Trains were stopped around 6:30 a.m. after the person was struck near Harlem Avenue.

Metra is changing its rules to permanently allow bikes on all trains.

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Metra BNSF service was running with extensive delays Friday morning after a train struck and killed a pedestrian in Berwyn.

The person was struck around 6:30 a.m. at the Harlem Avenue station, Metra spokeswoman Sylvia Cooper said.

Trains began moving past the station by 8:40 a.m., she said.

Delay information will be updated on Metra.com.

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