Man Jumps In Front Of Metro Train On Red Line: Police

WASHINGTON, DC -- A man "intentionally placed himself in the path" of an arriving Red Line train at the Cleveland Park Metro station Monday morning, but he has survived being struck by the train, police say.

Metro Transit Police tweeted at 8:31 a.m. that police and rescue personnel were on the scene at Cleveland Park after a person was struck by a train, causing trains to single-track on the Red Line.

In an update five minutes later, police said the man had been rescued from the trackbed and was with medics.

"Conscious, alert, breathing," police tweeted. "Single tracking continues."

At 9:17 a.m., police tweeted that the incident train had been cleared from the scene and normal service would resume shortly.

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