Man Hit by MARC Train Dies

A pedestrian who was reportedly on the tracks was hit and killed by a MARC train in Germantown early Friday morning, according to the Montgomery County Police Department.

Officers were called to the Germantown MARC station at 19330 Mateny Hill Road about 1:37 a.m. Friday on a report that a man was hit by a train.

The initial investigation shows that for unknown reasons, the man had been in the area of the tracks when he was struck by a train. The victim died from his injuries at the scene, police say.

Montgomery County detectives are trying to identify the victim.

Anyone with information about this is incident is asked to contact the Montgomery County Police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000.