Clarendon Hills Man, 42, Dies After Being Hit By Metra BNSF Train

By Joe O'Donnell and Collin Czarnecki

A 42-year-old Clarendon Hills man died Monday afternoon after he was struck by a Metra train passing through the West Hinsdale train station, according to Hinsdale Police Chief Brad Bloom.

Earlier: Metra BNSF Trains Delayed After Fatal Crash in Hinsdale

Bloom said Monday night that, though the department is waiting on a coroner's report, it appears based on witness accounts and surveillance video of the incident that the man intentionally stepped in front of the train.

"We can say fairly conclusively that it does not appear to be an accident," Bloom said.

Bloom said the train that hit the man at approximately 3 p.m. was traveling through the West Hinsdale station when it struck the man. The chief estimated the train, which was carrying commuters, would have been traveling around 30 mph through the station. 

The identity of the deceased has yet to be released by police.

Monday's incident caused train delays and cancellations along the BNSF line from Aurora to Union Station in downtown Chicago during the evening commute. 

Numerous trains departing Aurora's Metra station as well as Union Station did not operate due to the incident while others were delayed several hours.

According to Metra, trains began operating normally shortly after 7 p.m. Monday.

The death is the second this month of a pedestrian being killed by a BNSF Metra train. On March 7, 31-year-old Eric Bennett of Hickory Hills was struck and killed in Westmont. That incident is still under investigation.