(Source: Chicago Tribune, April 27, 2016)
CHICAGO — Metra has had a suicide, a possible suicide and a probable suicide attempt on its tracks in a little more than a week’s time — a significant bump in the rate of incidents compared to last year, when there were 10 suicides. Given the number of recent incidents, and a national study showing an increase in the suicide rate, the rail agency is asking its workers and the public to be aware of erratic behavior or other signs of self-destructive tendencies near the tracks.
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