Crime & Safety

1 Dead After Falling Onto CTA Tracks: Report

Video showed the person get off a train, sit on a bench and then fall, according to the report.

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A person died after falling onto the CTA tracks in Oak Park, according to a news report.
A person died after falling onto the CTA tracks in Oak Park, according to a news report. (Scott Anderson/Patch)

OAK PARK, IL — One person is dead after falling onto the CTA tracks at the Oak Park Green Line station Friday morning, ABC Chicago reported.

Police said the person appeared intoxicated and said he did not need help after falling onto the tracks, but when the attendant went to notify CTA Control, the person made contact with the electrified third rail, the report said.

Read more at ABC Chicago.

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