CTA Red Line running with delays after person hit by train in Loop: CFD

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Red Line trains are running with delays Tuesday afternoon, after a person was hit in the Loop.

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Chicago police said a train hit a 51-year-old man in the 100-block of North State Street just before 2:50 p.m. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.

The train operator was also taken to Northwestern in fair condition for observation, police said.

No passengers reported any injuries.

Trains were standing at Washington in the Loop just before 3 p.m., the CTA said.

Red Line trains were rerouted to the elevated lines between Fullerton and Cermak-Chinatown, the CTA said just after 3 p.m.

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The CTA said later Tuesday afternoon that trains were running normally, with delays.

Area Three detectives are investigating.

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