Crime & Safety
Train Strikes Person At DC Metro Station, Rescue Underway (Video)
Authorities have rescued one person at the Woodley Park Metro station, who was described as conscious and stable.
UPDATE 4:44 p.m.: A patient has been extracted who is conscious and stable, according to D.C. Fire and EMS.
WASHINGTON, DC — Authorities are at Woodley Park Metro station after a person was struck by a train late Friday afternoon.
D.C. Fire and EMS tweeted at 3:55 p.m. a video of emergency personnel arriving at the station, describing it as a "rescue incident."
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Rescue incident Woodley Park Metro Station. Person struck by train. pic.twitter.com/BTGeF3z638
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) August 18, 2017
Red Line: Trains are bypassing Woodley Park station due to a person struck by a train. Shuttle service has been requested.
— Metrorail Info (@Metrorailinfo) August 18, 2017
Our rescue teams, working in close conjunction with Metro, have extricated a conscious, stable Pt. at Woodley Park Metro. pic.twitter.com/brmwZ6QmuJ
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) August 18, 2017
Image via D.C. Fire and EMS
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