Crime & Safety

Woman Hit, Killed By Train in Ferndale

The woman was on foot on the tracks, authorities say, when she was fatally struck Tuesday night.

FERNDALE, MD — A woman was killed Tuesday night after she was struck on the light rail train tracks, according to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department.

The deadly mishap was reported about 6:50 p.m. near Route 648 and Hollins Ferry Road.

Firefighters found a woman near the light rail bridge at that intersection; she was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Authorities have not released the woman’s name or hometown.

The Mass Transit Administration Police are investigating the death.

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