MARC Train Strikes Another Pedestrian In PG County: Authorities

LAUREL, MD -- For the second time in as many days, a MARC train has struck a pedestrian -- although in this case, the victim survived.

MTA Maryland reported shortly before 7 p.m. Feb. 25 that MARC Camden Train 859 was holding just before Muirkirk Station due to police activity. About 20 minutes later, MTA Maryland reported that the train had struck and killed a person walking on the tracks near Laurel, but corrected this report about a half hour later by noting that the person was severely injured by alive.

The Washington Post reports that the victim was a teenage boy who was hit in the 8400 block of Holly Street, and he had critical injuries.

Update-Person who was struck by train was transported by EMS severely injured but alive. Camden Line service will resume soon. Train 860 has dpt Wash and will encounter delay. 859 involved in the incident will continue to G'belt for transfer to Metro when replacement crew arrives
— MTA Maryland (@mtamaryland) February 26, 2019

The incident comes a day after a pedestrian was struck and killed near the Bowie State University MARC train stop on Feb. 24 at around 8:30 p.m. That train was on the Penn Line, while the train in the Monday night incident was on the Camden Line. Both run out of Union Station in D.C.