Crime & Safety
Man Climbs Onto Purple Line Tracks, Falls and Dies
Police say the 27-year-old Indiana man was accidentally electrocuted.
The Chicago Tribune reported that a 27-year-old man from Indiana was accidentally electrocuted at the South Boulevard Purple Line station last night.
The man, who was with two other people, decided to climb onto the tracks, according to the article. He fell onto the third rail and died.
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