 <p>A Yorkville man was killed Friday night when he was struck by a freight train in west suburban Geneva.</p><p>About 9 p,m., the 49-year-old had just exited a Metra train when he went under a crossing arm near Third Street and Western Avenue and was struck by the eastbound fright train, Geneva police said. </p><p>Witnesses told police that he was crossing the tracks with two other men who both made it safely across.</p><div class="RTEHashTagLabAdModule">
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</div><p>Geneva police are investigating. </p> 

The man, 49, had exited a Metra train near Third Street and Western Avenue just before he was struck, Geneva police said.{ai:summary}<p>A man from Yorkville met his end on Friday night, the victim of a freight train in the western suburbs of Geneva. The unfortunate fellow had only just stepped out of a Metra train when he went under a crossing arm near Third Street and Western Avenue. Next thing you know, an eastbound freight train hit him like a ton of bricks. Witnesses said he was crossing the tracks with two others, who thankfully made it to the other side. We await word from the investigation of the Geneva police.</p>

Man struck and killed by freight train in Geneva

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