Police conducting death investigation after man died pinned between CTA train, platform near 87th
By Sun-Times Media Wire
CHICAGO - Authorities are conducting a death investigation after a man died Monday morning pinned between a CTA Red Line train and a platform at 87th Street.
The man, 25 to 30 years old, suffered injuries to his torso after he was pinned between a Red Line train and a platform about 2:10 a.m. in the first block of West 87th Street, Chicago police said.
He was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said.
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A man died Monday morning after getting pinned between a CTA Red Line train and a platform at 87th Street.
The incident occurred around 2:10 a.m. in the first block of West 87th Street, Chicago police said. The man, 25 to 30 years old, was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Red Line service to 95th Street was suspended south of 69th Street. Howard-bound trains did not stop at the 87th Street station.
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