Authorities: Young person hit by train in Sterling, dies
Posted October 17, 2016 7:00 am
STERLING, Ill. (AP) - Authorities say a young person has died after being struck by a train in northern Illinois.
Police in Sterling say the teenager was struck Sunday while on the tracks about 500 feet west of a Union Pacific railroad crossing.
Police say he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name and age weren't immediately released by police.
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