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Man hit by Blue Line train at Division station

By  Luke Wilusz
   
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A person was hit by a train early Thursday at the Division Blue Line station in Wicker Park. | Network Video Productions

A man was critically injured when he was hit by a CTA Blue Line train early Thursday in the Wicker Park neighborhood.

The 38-year-old was hit by a train at 2:21 a.m. at the Division station at 1200 N. Milwaukee, according to Chicago Police. The incident may have been a suicide attempt.

He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, police said.

Blue Line service was suspended between Damen and Grand, but trains had resumed normal service by 4 a.m., according to the CTA.


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