Woman dies after being hit by train at the crossing on Old Caseyville Road in Swansea, Illinois
Woman struck and killed by MetroLink train Sunday
Taulby Roach, president and CEO of Bi-State Development, the agency that oversees MetroLink, the woman entered the crossing from the north side and was jogging behind her dog. The crossing gates were down at the time.
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