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Man in wheelchair falls on tracks at Market East Station

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CENTER CITY - July 2, 2013

Police say it was around 1:00 a.m. when the 57-year-old victim slipped out of his wheelchair and fell down onto the Regional Rail tracks below the platform.

Fire crews arrived on the scene and helped the man to safety. He was then taken to a nearby hospital with back and leg injuries.

There is no word on what may have caused the man to fall.

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