17-year-old killed by train was crossing tracks on way to school, Illinois officials say
An Illinois teen was killed after she was struck by a train while walking to school, officials said.
She was attempting to cross the train tracks after a train had passed, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said in a Jan. 25 news release, but she was struck by a second train passing through. The second train was a Metra commuter train, according to the Barrington Fire Department.
The teen was later identified as 17-year-old Marin Lacson of Barrington. She was a high school junior in the Chinese Immersion Program and a lacrosse player, according to a statement by Barrington High School.
Autopsy results indicate Lacson died of blunt force injuries due to the incident, the coroner’s office said.
The incident is still under investigation, according to a news release.
Barrington is about 40 miles northwest of Chicago.
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