2 electrocuted, hospitalized after touching third rail of CTA Green line in Oak Park
Yopchick said the Oak Park Fire Department responded at about 7:30 p.m. to the Ridgeland Green Line CTA station, following reports that two people were electrocuted. They were traveling with a group of friends to Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Yopchick said.Officials think the two went onto the tracks to take pictures, Yopchick said. A man was electrocuted when he touched the energized third rail, and a woman was electrocuted while trying to help the man.
The man was in cardiac arrest, and was transported to Loyola University Medical Center in critical condition, Yopchick said. He said the woman was conscious when the fire department arrived and was also taken to Loyola.Yopchick said no fire personnel were injured while assisting. He said trains were running again by about 8:30 p.m.
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