One person was killed when a Metra train struck a car on Chicago's Northwest Side Thursday morning, officials said.
Just after 7 a.m., Train 610 on Metra’s UP-Northwest Line hit a car near the intersection of Northwest Highway and Austin Avenue in the city's Jefferson Park neighborhood, a Metra spokesperson said.
All inbound and outbound trains on Metra's UP-NW Line were stopped near the Gladstone Park station as emergency crews responded to the fatal accident.
Further information was not immediately made available. Check back for details on this developing story.
