CTA Blue Line train strikes, critically injures man who fell on tracks on West Side

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man was critically injured after he fell on the CTA Blue Line tracks and was struck by a train on the West Side Tuesday morning, Chicago police said.

The 58-year-old man was on the Blue Line platform at the Cicero station when he stumbled and fell on the northbound tracks at about 3:11 a.m., police said. He was then struck by a train and was critically injured.
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The incident disrupted CTA Blue Line service Tuesday morning. The Blue Line was temporarily suspended service between Pulaski and Forest Park. Trains began running again with residual delays around 6 a.m.