GENEVA, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A Yorkville man was fatally struck by a freight train after going under a crossing arm Friday night in west suburban Geneva.
The man, 49, exited a Metra train near Third Street and Western Avenue about 9 p.m. when he was hit by an eastbound freight train, according to Geneva police.
Witnesses told police that he was crossing the tracks with two other men. The other men made it safely across, police said.
Geneva police were investigating.
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