Crime & Safety
Person Fatally Struck At L'Enfant Plaza: Metro
A person has died after they jumped off a train platform at L'Enfant Plaza, officials said.
WASHINGTON, DC — A person has died after they jumped off a train platform in Southeast Washington Monday morning, Metro officials announced.
The unidentified person was struck by a train at L'Enfant Plaza, officials reported at about 10 a.m.
DC and Fire EMS officials confirmed the person's death a short time later:
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Metro rescue alarm L'Enfant Plaza Metro, 400 7th St. SW. A person underneath the train. We have a rescue assignment on scene.
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) August 28, 2017
L'Enfant Plaza @wmata update: Sadly, this is now a recovery operation rather than a rescue situation. We remain assisting @MetroTransitPD
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) August 28, 2017
Metro riders should expect delays until about 1 p.m., officials said, as trains are sharing a track on the Blue and Orange lines between the Smithsonian and Federal Center Stops. Silver Line trains are only running between Wiehe-Reston East and Ballston.
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