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.
In a statement, a CTA spokesperson said the agency is working with police and reviewing security camera footage, adding that there was no indication the victim may have been riding on the exterior of the train.
In New York, the phenomenon of “train surfing,” or riding atop moving subway trains, is believed to be responsible for several deaths involving young people, including two young girls earlier this month.
