FAIRFAX, VA — A person was hospitalized late Monday after being caught between a train and a platform at a Metro train station in Reston.
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue crews responded to Wiehle-Reston East Metro station shortly after 8:30 p.m. Monday for reports of a person hit by a train.
First responders determined the person was caught between a Metro railcar and the platform, but had freed themselves before rescuers arrived.
Rescue crews provided "advanced medical care" to stabilize the individual before taking them to a local hospital.
The department did not say how the person became stuck between the railcar and the platform.
No further details about the person or their condition were released.
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