Monday, 1/26/2026 - On Monday, 1/26, a Village of Bartlett Public Works employee was fatally injured after the small snowplow vehicle he was operating was struck by an Elgin-bound Metra passenger train at the intersection of Oak Avenue and Railroad Avenue.

The collision occurred at approximately 8:35 a.m. The Bartlett Police Department and Bartlett Fire Protection District responded to the scene, where they provided emergency medical care to the injured employee, a 64-year-old male. The Metra train line was temporarily stopped at Bartlett following the collision, and no injuries were reported among train passengers. Metra Police Department is leading the investigation into the incident.

The employee was transported to St. Alexius Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. As a result of the investigation, northbound and southbound lanes of Oak Avenue and Western Avenue were temporarily closed at Railroad Avenue.