A 10-year-old boy was hospitalized after being struck by a Metra train in south suburban New Lenox, authorities said.

According to a Metra spokesperson, the boy was struck by an inbound Rock Island train at approximately 5:30 p.m., west of the New Lenox Metra station. Paramedics transported the boy to an area hospital, where he was being treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Following the incident, inbound and outbound trains on the Rock Island line were halted for approximately an hour and a half.

Trains later resumed in both directions.

Authorities were investigating the circumstances of the incident.

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