A man has died after he fell onto the electrified third rail at a Chicago Transit Authority station, authorities said.

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A Chicago man died after falling onto an electrified rail at a local transit station. (Fox News)

Rueben Castro, 31, of Chicago, fell onto the tracks at the Merchandise Mart CTA station about 10:20 p.m. Friday, Chicago police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said.

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Castro was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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