Man dies after falling on electrified Chicago transit rail
Posted June 10, 2020 7:00 am
CHICAGO (AP) - One man has died after falling onto an electrified third rail along Chicago Transit Authority tracks and authorities are investigating a body that was discovered on another set of tracks.
A man was sitting on the platform about 2 a.m. Wednesday at the CTA Grand Avenue Red Line station before stepping onto the tracks below, WBBM-TV reported.
He then tripped, hitting the electrified rail. He later was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said..
Northbound Red Line trains had to be rerouted.
A body was found about 5:30 a.m. Wednesday on Green Line tracks, according to WLS-TV.
No other details about the body were available.
Some Green Line service temporarily was suspended Wednesday morning.
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