Train strikes, kills pedestrian in Cary

A commuter train struck and killed a pedestrian late Tuesday afternoon near Cary, authorities said.

The victim was struck by an inbound Metra train after 5 p.m. on the Union Pacific Northwest Line between the Cary and Pingree Road stations, according to Metra and fire department officials.

Cary Assistant Fire Chief Ken Destree confirmed the collision resulted in a fatality, though information about the victim's age or gender was not available.

The crash, involving Metra Train No. 654, caused delays of more than an hour and a half on the Union Pacific Northwest Line, with many trains stopped during the investigation. It was the second crash on the train line Tuesday afternoon; a freight train struck a vehicle in Mount Prospect around 2:15 p.m.