A man was killed on the Blue Line tracks after coming in contact with the electrified third rail Thursday morning in Austin.
He was found unresponsive on the tracks about 3:45 a.m. in the 700 block of South Central Avenue, near the Cicero station, Chicago police said.
The unidentified victim was dead on the scene; detectives are conducting a death investigation.
Blue Line service was temporarily suspended between Pulaski and Forest Park, but normal service resumed at 5:45 a.m., the CTA said.
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