Northbound Red Line trains are running again after person falls on tracks
Stock image of a CTA L train.
Sun-Times file
Northbound CTA Red Line operations have been restored after being halted due to a person falling onto the tracks and being struck by a train Thursday afternoon.
Authorities responded about 4:10 p.m. to the Clark and Division station at 1200 N. Clark St., after a person fell onto the tracks and was struck by a train, Chicago police and fire officials said.
The person, only identified as male, was taken in critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, police said.
Red Line trains from Fullerton to Cermak were rerouted to elevated tracks “due to an incident involving a train,” the CTA said.
At 7 p.m., trains resumed their normal route between the Fullerton and Cermak-Chinatown stops.
No other information was available.