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Woman Dies After Fall Onto CTA Tracks at Sedgwick Station

Police say detectives are investigating how she came to be on the tracks.

Overview

  • The incident occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m. Sunday on Chicago’s Near North Side.
  • Officials said she contacted the electrified third rail and was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Authorities have not released the woman’s identity or age.
  • Chicago police said the circumstances of the fall remain unclear and detectives are reviewing the case.
  • The CTA reported delays to Kimball-bound Brown Line trains at Sedgwick on Sunday evening.