Man falls onto tracks at Bridgeport train station, rolls under Amtrak train

A man was taken to the hospital after he fell onto the tracks at a train station in Bridgeport, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department.

Dispatchers received calls about a man who had fallen onto the train tracks at the train station on Water Street shortly before 9 p.m.

City officials originally said the man got stuck between the platform and the train as it was pulling away.

MTA police later clarified and said the man fell onto the tracks and rolled under an Amtrak train. He reportedly did not make contact with the train.

Investigators said the man was stumbling on the platform and was unsteady on his feet before falling.

The man was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital in Bridgeport to be treated for minor injuries.

The city described the fall as accidental.