A child was almost struck by a Metra train after they rode past the gates Tuesday afternoon in northwest suburban Mount Prospect.
The 11-year-old was riding a bike around 4:30 p.m. along Prospect Avenue near Emerson Street and rode around the lowered train gates as outbound Metra train #637 was approaching, police said.
The engineer honked the train horn and the child jumped off the bike just before it was struck by the train.The railroad crossing at Emerson Street was blocked off until 6:45 p.m. as officials investigated. "When the red warning lights are flashing and the train gates are down, it means a train is coming into the crossing. Never pass flashing lights or go around lowered gates. Always wait until lights have stopped flashing and gates are completely raised.
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