Man struck by Patco train after falling off platform

    A man was struck by a Patco train after falling off a platform at 8th and Market this morning.

    CBS 3 reports the man was allegedly intoxicated when he fell off the platform.

    The man, who is in his 30s, was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injures, according to CBS 3.

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