Concrete pieces fall on tracks at Union Station, impacting Metra trains and injuring a man

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Several concrete pieces fell onto the tracks at Union Station in Chicago during the Tuesday evening commute, Metra officials confirmed.

Track 5 on the north side of the station was closed as a precaution, Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said.
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Milwaukee District Line trains were also impacted.

A 39-year-old man was hospitalized after he was hit by falling debris. He was in stable condition Tuesday night at Rush University Medical Center, the Chicago Fire Department said.
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Metra received reports of the fallen debris at about 5 p.m.