Fatal Metro Rail Incident

March 13, 2007...Alan Etter

Units responded on the Metro Rescue Alarm at about 1:45 PM for one reported struck by a train at the Columbia Heights Metro Station. 

First responders found what was reported to be a viable patient under an inbound train.  Crews worked quickly to extricate the 57-year-old man and begin resuscitation efforts.  By the time the man was placed on the platform, CPR was in progress.  Despite the best efforts by FEMS personnel, the man, who is not yet identified, did not survive.  Metro Transit and Metropolitan Police were investigating.