Man found underneath Brown Line tracks fell from moving train in Lakeview: autopsy

An autopsy on Wednesday determined that a man who was found dead on the street beneath CTA Brown Line tracks had died as a result of falling from a moving train, authorities said.

Chicago police said they found the 26-year-old man, whose identity hadn’t been released, on the ground unresponsive in the 3400 block of North Ashland Avenue around 2:40 p.m. Monday. The man had a laceration to the back of his head and was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he later died, according to authorities.

The autopsy determined the man died from multiple injuries in a fall from a moving train in a death that was ruled an accident, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

It was unclear exactly how the accidental fall occurred. The spot where the victim’s body was discovered sits underneath Brown Line tracks and several blocks from the nearest train station. A CTA spokesperson wasn’t immediately available for comment.

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