Person hit by CTA Blue Line train along Eisenhower Expressway
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man was critically injured after he fell off the platform of a CTA Blue Line station and was hit by train Friday afternoon on the West Side.
CTA officials confirmed Blue Line trains were halted at the Western stop on the Forest Park branch along the Eisenhower expressway around 3 p.m. due to a report of a person on the tracks.
Police said a man had been lying down on the platform, with part of his body extending over the edge, when he fell onto the tracks. While the man was lying on his side, he was hit by a northbound train.
A Fire Department spokesperson said the victim was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
The CTA said it was working to restore service shortly as of 3:45 p.m., but commuters should expect lingering delays.