JULY 27, 2015
A Schererville man died Saturday
after he was dragged by a slow-moving train while working at a Canadian
National Railway yard in East Hazel Crest, officials said.
Ryan D. Edwards, 27, suffered multiple injuries in the accident near 173rd Street and Ashland Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
A CN spokesman referred media inquires to the National Transportation Safety Board, which directed questions to the Federal Railroad Administration.
Matthew Lehner, a spokesman for the Federal Railroad Administration, confirmed the agency is investigating the fatality of a CN employee Saturday in Illinois.
Ryan D. Edwards, 27, suffered multiple injuries in the accident near 173rd Street and Ashland Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
A CN spokesman referred media inquires to the National Transportation Safety Board, which directed questions to the Federal Railroad Administration.
Matthew Lehner, a spokesman for the Federal Railroad Administration, confirmed the agency is investigating the fatality of a CN employee Saturday in Illinois.