Man dies after falling onto CTA Blue Line tracks in Wicker Park and being struck by train

The man fell onto the tracks at the Division Street station in the 1200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue early Wednesday.

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A man died Jan. 26, 2022, after he fell onto the train tracks at the Division Street station in Wicker Park.

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A man died after he fell onto the tracks at a Blue Line CTA station and was struck by a train in Wicker Park on the Northwest Side early Wednesday.

The man fell at the Division Street station in the 1200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue around 4:50 a.m., Chicago police said.

The man, 38, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His name has not yet been released.

Area Five detectives were conducting a death investigation.

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