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Motorcycle driver killed in train accident

ORLAND PARK, Ill., March 2 (UPI) -- A motorcycle driver died Friday in a collision with a suburban Chicago commuter train, officials said.

The accident occurred just before 1 a.m. in Orland Park, Ill., the Chicago Tribune reported.

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A spokesman for Metra, the commuter rail agency, said train 841 was headed outbound from Chicago. It was not clear whether the signals at the rail crossing were working or if the unidentified driver went around gates, the newspaper said.

The train was delayed for about 80 minutes before it resumed its route, officials said.

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