Woman dies after being found on tracks at Fullerton CTA stop in Lincoln Park: CPD

CTA Red, Brown, Purple lines stop at Fullerton on North Side

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Monday, July 10, 2023
Woman dies after being found on tracks at Fullerton CTA stop: CPD
A woman has died after being found on the tracks at the Fullerton CTA stop in Lincoln Park, Chicago police said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman has died after being found unresponsive on the tracks at the Fullerton CTA stop early Saturday morning, Chicago police said.

Emergency crews found the 22-year-old woman just before 4:30 a.m.

She was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, according to CPD.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office ruled the death accidental, and said she died from electrocution from contact with the third rail.

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The Red, Brown and Purple lines stop at the Fullerton station in Lincoln Park on Chicago's North Side.

The incident caused delays on the Red and Brown lines.

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