A north-central Illinois woman was killed early Wednesday when she was hit by a freight train. Authorities say the victim, 43-year-old Nancy Alden of Toluca was pronounced dead at the scene of the Marshall County railroad crossing shortly around 1:20 a.m.  Train personnel notified cops that a pedestrian had been hit.  Alden's husband identified her about 12-hours later.  An autopsy showed she died from blunt force trauma.  The incident remains under investigation.

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