A man was electrocuted to death after falling on to the tracks at the CTA’s Oak Park Green Line shortly after midnight Friday, officials said.
Oak Park Police and Fire Department personnel were dispatched to the CTA Oak Park Green Line station for a call of a person who was observed to be unresponsive on the tracks at 12:08 a.m., the Village of Oak Park announced early Friday morning.
The deceased man has not been identified at this time.
Video from the CTA station reportedly showed an unknown man exiting a westbound train, sitting briefly on a platform bench before falling off. The on-duty attendant observed the incident on camera and went to the platform to speak with him. The man reportedly appeared intoxicated and indicated at the time that they were not in need of any assistance. The attendant then left the platform to make proper notification to CTA Control, according to the village.
When the attendant returned to the platform approximately three minutes later, they observed that the subject had fallen onto the tracks, where investigators believe that they made contact with the electrified third rail, according to the village.
Power was temporarily shut off as the man was removed from the tracks by the Oak Park Fire Department. There were no other travelers on the platform at the time, according to the village.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information is discovered.