Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman who was fatally struck by a Metra train Friday afternoon on the Union Pacific West Line in west suburban Elmhurst.
Witnesses told police they saw the woman step in front of inbound train No. 52, scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 4 p.m., at 3:20 p.m. east of the York Road, according to a statement from the Elmhurst Police Department.
She was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Kassondra Schref, spokeswoman for the city of Elmhurst.
The woman, thought to be in her 60s or 70s, is described as a 130-pound white woman with light-colored hair. She was wearing blue jogging pants and a white night gown with a laced bow and size 7 shoes. She had a Lina pursue on her, with a house key on an orange ring and glasses inside, police said.
She was not wearing jewelry and did not have any identification on her.
Anyone with information about the identity of the woman should call the Elmhurst Police Department at (630) 530-3050.
