WASHINGTON — A man struck by a Metro train at the Bethesda station at the start of rush hour Tuesday afternoon has checked himself out of a hospital, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue says the man had a medical emergency and tried to get out of the way of the train. He was conscious and breathing when he was removed from the tracks but his injuries are life-threatening.
Metro is reviewing video footage to determine exactly what happened. The accident caused major delays for much of the Tuesday evening rush.
U/D Bethesda Metro – EMS evaluating 1 adult male, appears to have fallen onto tracks & struck by train (low speed) pic.twitter.com/8IP6ciQNj4
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 3, 2014
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