MOKENA – A 17-year-old Mokena girl was struck and killed by a Metra train Wednesday night.
The Will County Coroner’s Office said the collision between the train and pedestrian happened about 300 feet east of Schoolhouse Road on the Rock Island Line.
A deputy coroner pronounced the girl dead at the scene at 12:05 a.m. Thursday. The Metra Police Department is investigating the incident as a suicide, authorities said.