ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) - Metro linesin a Washington, D.C. suburb were delayed Tuesday morning after a pedestrian climbed a fence near the tracks and was struck and trapped underneath a moving train, authorities confirmed.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue responded to the tracks along a metro line in Rockville, Maryland, around 6 a.m. after a caller reported an adult had been struck by an oncoming train and was pinned underneath, Fire and Rescue Public Information Officer Pete Piringer said from the scene.
Rescue teams freed the victim and cut a hole in a fence to remove them from the track bed, Piringer added. The patient was evaluated by medical teams waiting nearby who determined the pedestrian suffered life-threatening traumatic injuries. The victim was brought to a hospital for treatment, Piringer said in a statement at 6:30 a.m.
Metro Transit Police said on Twitter that the person was not struck at the station, and had been climbing a fence when they were hit by the train. The agency emphasized that there are no pedestrian crossings there.
Trains in both directions were running on a single track with delays following the accident, news outlets reported.
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