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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Man found dead on CTA tracks in Bridgeport after falling from fence along the Orange Line

(Sun-Times file)

A man was found dead on CTA train tracks in Bridgeport on the South Side early Monday, apparently after he fell from a fence along the Orange Line.

The man was discovered on the southbound tracks in the 2500 block of South Archer Avenue about 4 a.m., Chicago police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Video footage shows the man attempting to climb a chain-link fence in an apparent effort to enter CTA property, according to a statement from transit agency. He fell from the fence and landed on the electrified third rail.

Area 1 detectives and the CTA were investigating.

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