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Man struck, killed by CTA Blue Line train on Near West Side

April 9, 2023 / 8:08 AM CDT / CBS Chicago

CBS News Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) – A man is dead after being struck by a CTA Blue Line train Sunday morning

Police say an unknown male victim was struck by the incoming train, in the 400 block of South Damen Avenue around 4 a.m.

The unknown man was severed at the mid-body and the Chicago Fire Department pronounced the victim dead on the scene.

Blue Line trains stopped from Pulaski to LaSalle for investigation.

[Service Disruption] Blue Line service has been temporarily suspended between Pulaski and LaSalle due to a police investigation. More: https://t.co/Oio1lfZ9WX
— cta (@cta) April 9, 2023

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Jeramie Bizzle

Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Jeramie began working with CBS Chicago as an intern in 2017 and returned as a full-time Web Producer in 2021. He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda.