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Chicago man dies after fall onto third rail at Merchandise Mart CTA station

The 31-year-old fell onto the tracks at the Merchandise Mart CTA station about 10:20 p.m. Friday, Chicago police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said.

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Chicago man dies after fall onto third rail at Merchandise Mart CTA station
The CTA Station at the Merchandise Mart serves the Brown Line, but Purple Line Express trains also stop at the station during weekday rush hours.

CHICAGO — A man has died after he fell onto the electrified third rail at a Chicago Transit Authority station, authorities said.

Rueben Castro, 31, of Chicago, fell onto the tracks at the Merchandise Mart CTA station about 10:20 p.m. Friday, Chicago police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said.

Castro was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.


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