May 28--An 8-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was hit by a CTA Purple Line train Saturday afternoon while walking along the tracks in north suburban Evanston, police said.
The boy, who suffered a head injury, is listed in critical condition at Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, police said.
At 1:07 p.m. officers responded to a report of a juvenile struck by a Chicago Transit Authority train just south of the Dempster Street station, 1318 Sherman Ave., police said.
Police found one boy, eight, who was hit by a southbound train as he and another boy were walking along the tracks. The second boy was not injured in the incident, police said.
A CTA spokeswoman said power was cut off for the purple line at 1:12 p.m. and was later restored at 1:58 p.m.
CTA officials could not immediately confirm if the child was struck by a train.
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