Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Man Killed by Metra Train Identified
Metra Police have released the name and age of a pedestrian killed when he was struck by a Metra train Sunday.
Ryan Angus, 27, was killed Sunday night
Angus was reportedly standing on the tracks and made no attempt to move as the train approached, according to Metra media spokesperson Meg Reilie. The Cook County Medical Examiner
The Chicago-bound train struck Angus shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday—a minute before it was due to roll into the Oak Forest station. Identification found with Angus listed his hometown as Chicago. Angus' family lives in Orland Park.
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The incident, which occurred near 161st and Laramie Avenue, halted service on Metra's Rock Island line for almost two hours, with investigators and clean-up crews on the scene past 10 p.m.
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