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Man injured by third rail after falling onto Market-Frankford Line tracks

The third rail carries electricity to trains, and is placed furthest away from platforms.

A man fell into the tracks of the 34th Street Station around 11 p.m. Saturday.
A man fell into the tracks of the 34th Street Station around 11 p.m. Saturday.Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer

A man was injured Saturday night after falling onto the train tracks at the 34th Street Station of the Market-Frankford Line and making contact with the third rail, a SEPTA spokesperson said.

No foul play is suspected in the accident, which occurred about 11 p.m., spokesperson John Golden said. It’s unclear how the man fell onto the tracks.

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The third rail carries electricity to trains, and is placed farthest away from platforms. SEPTA’s subway and Regional Rail lines have them, but not surface trolleys or trackless trolleys, which are powered from above by hanging electricity lines, Golden said.

The man was taken to Temple University Hospital-Episcopal Campus in critical condition. His condition Sunday morning was not immediately available.