Person killed by train near Big Timber and Coombs roads in unincorporated Elgin

A person was struck and killed by a train Tuesday on railroad tracks parallel to Big Timber Road in unincorporated Elgin, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office said.

The incident involving a CPKC freight train occurred about 2:50 p.m. at Coombs Road in Rutland Township, according to a sheriff’s office news release.

No information on the victim’s identity or the circumstances of the fatality were released.

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