A 9-year-old boy who was riding a bike to school was struck and killed by a freight train Friday in central Illinois, authorities said. Union Pacific railroad says the boy was struck by one of its trains in the village of Royal, Illinois, at about 7:45 a.m. CDT. It says the train crew was not injured. The boy was near…
A 9-year-old boy who was riding a bike to school was struck and killed by a freight train Friday in central Illinois, authorities said.
Union Pacific railroad says the boy was struck by one of its trains in the village of Royal, Illinois, at about 7:45 a.m. CDT. It says the train crew was not injured. The boy was near other people who were not injured, said Lt. Curt Apperson of the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office. Apperson called it a “tragic accident.” The railroad said its thoughts were with the family of the boy.
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