Woman struck, killed by train in Springfield
A 27-year-old woman was struck and killed by a northbound Amtrak train near the intersection of Fifth and Bergen streets Thursday morning.
Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at 7:50 a.m.
Her identity has not been released pending notification of next of kin.
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W. Kyle Anderson, a spokesman for Amtrak, said in an email that Train 300 was traveling from St. Louis to Chicago when the accident happened.
There were no reported injuries to the 161 passengers or crew members onboard, Anderson said.
Allmon said an autopsy was scheduled for Friday morning.
The death is under investigation by the Springfield Police Department and the coroner's office. Amtrak also is assisting SPD.
It is at least the third fatality in the Springfield area involving pedestrians and trains in 2023, according to State Journal-Register files.
Logan Pearceall, 18, of Springfield, died Jan. 26 two days after he was struck by a Norfolk Southern train near the intersection of Camp Butler and Laverna Road. Pearceall was a student at Riverton High School.
On Aug. 28, Cherry Sheppard died after she was struck by a train at the corner of Third and Scarritt streets south of downtown Springfield.
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