Police and firefighter/paramedics from Des Plaines responded about 5:06 p.m. Thursday, September 17, 2020 to a report of a pedestrian hit by a freight train near West Park, 651 South Wolf Road. Police and firefighter/paramedics received a report that the victim was north of the tracks.
Firefighter/paramedics on arrival reported one patient down at the scene with a train stopped at the scene.
Des Plaines firefighters confirmed that there was only one patient, as a Mount Prospect ambulance was also dispatched to the scene.
The one injured victim was transported to Level 1 Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.
The information in this article is an early report published before any summary information was confirmed or released by police or fire authorities.
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