CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A person was fatally struck by a Blue Line train Monday afternoon at the Montrose stop on the Northwest Side, police said.
At 12:54 p.m., officers responded to a call of a male who jumped in front of a train at the station at 4600 W. Montrose Ave., according to preliminary information from Chicago police.
He was later pronounced dead, police said.
Shuttles have been made available to riders traveling between Addison and Forest Park, the CTA said.
Additionally, eastbound No. 78 Montrose buses were being temporarily rerouted from Montrose, Cicero, Lawrence and Elston, the CTA said. Westbound buses are not affected.