Boy, 14, struck and killed by train in Hoffman Estates — chicagotribune.com

Published by Blake Macleod | Filed under Chicago

A teenager was struck and killed by a train Sunday afternoon in Hoffman Estates, apparently as he crossed the railroad tracks, police said.

The 14-year-old boy was walking when he was hit at about 12:50 p.m. by a Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. train about 500 feet north of Columbine Boulevard near Pratum Avenue.

Police believe he was walking alone, and it does not appear as though he was pushed onto the tracks, said Hoffman Estates Police Lt. Rich Russo.

The train conductor saw the boy after he was hit and called police. Fire and police officials responded, and the boy, who was found between the tracks, was pronounced dead at the “

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