BARRINGTON, Ill. (CBS) – A high school student was struck and killed by a Metra Union Pacific Northwest train Thursday morning in Barrington, causing extensive delays, and trains on three other Metra lines were delayed because of an Amtrak signal problem at Union Station.
Metra confirmed a person was struck by an inbound UP-NW train near Barrington around 7:45 a.m.
She has since been identified as 17-year-old Marin Lacson of Barrington by the Lake County Coroner’s Office. Marin was a student at Barrington High School, and was trying to get to school at the time.
Late Thursday, balloons marked the spot where Marin died after she was hit by the second of two passing trains. Metra workers were also back at the intersection about seven hours after the incident.
Video from immediately after the accident shows a Metra train stopped on the tracks while first responders blocked traffic for hours.
A Metra spokesperson confirmed the rail agency was investigating exactly what happened. But initial witnesses said the gates were down at the time.