Morrison, Illinois Police Chief Brian Melton has identified the pedestrian killed by a train Wednesday morning as a 15 year old girl.
Morrison Police say just before 4:30 Wednesday morning, the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Communications Center received a call from Union Pacific Railway of an incident involving a pedestrian and their train in an area just east of the Jackson Street railroad crossing in Morrison.
Investigators say a Union Pacific train was traveling westbound on the north set of tracks and struck the girl. She was pronounced dead at the scene by the Whiteside County coroner.
No other information was released Thursday. The incident is under investigation by the police department and coroner’s office.