Normal, IL – A 19-year-old male pedestrian was struck and killed by a train Tuesday afternoon in Normal, Illinois.
According to the Normal Police Department, the incident occurred at approximately 4:15 p.m. near the railroad tracks at North Towanda Avenue and Kays Drive. Officers responding to the scene discovered the victim near the tracks, where he was pronounced dead at 5:04 p.m. by the McLean County Coroner’s Office.
McLean County Coroner Dr. Kathleen Yoder confirmed that an autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday, June 25. Authorities are withholding the victim’s identity pending notification of the next of kin.
The case remains under investigation by the Normal Police Department, Amtrak Police, and the McLean County Coroner’s Office.
Officials urge anyone with information related to the incident to contact the Normal Police Department at (309) 454-9535.
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