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RUTLAND TOWNSHIP, Ill. - A pedestrian was killed Tuesday afternoon after being struck by a freight train in Kane County.
At about 2:51 p.m., the Kane County Sheriff's Office responded to the railroad tracks at Big Timber Road and Coombs Road in Rutland Township.
When deputies arrived, they located a pedestrian who had been struck by a CPKC freight train and died as a result.
The identity of the pedestrian has not been released.
The roadway remains shutdown as the Kane County Sheriff's Investigations Division continues to investigate.