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Person In Wheelchair Falls On Red Line Tracks In The Loop

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A person in a wheelchair was injured early Wednesday after they fell onto the tracks at a CTA Red Line station in the Loop.

The male, whose age wasn't known, fell onto the tracks about 3 a.m. at the Lake Station, 188 N. State St., authorities said.

He was not struck by a train and did not make contact with the third rail.

The male was taken in taken for observation to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to Chicago Police. He was listed in good condition.

Additional information was not immediately available.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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