Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
May 24: Man Fatally Struck By Metro Train At NoMa-Gallaudet Station
Hat tip, Unsuck DC Metro
Man Fatally Struck By Metro Train At NoMa-Gallaudet Station
The man's body became energized and caught fire during efforts to remove his remains, Dave Statter of STATter 911 reported Monday.
Mark Hand, Patch Staff
Posted Mon, May 24, 2021 at 3:13 pm ET|Updated Mon, May 24, 2021 at 3:20 pm ET
WASHINGTON, DC — A man died after being struck by a Metro train at the NoMa-Gallaudet station Sunday afternoon, according to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
At approximately 1:47 p.m. Sunday, Metro's rail operations control center received a report of a person struck by a train at NoMa-Gallaudet Station. Metro police and DC Fire & EMS responded to the scene. ... "It appears based on review of station video that the adult male intentionally placed himself in the path of the train," Metro said in a statement.
DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and confirmed the man was dead. Metro police remained on the scene to continue the investigation. ... Dave Statter of STATter 911 reported Monday that the man's body became energized and caught fire during efforts to remove his remains.
Metro told Statter that the man's body "was pinned under the train in such a way that the train needed to be moved to allow for removal." Moving the train meant restoring power to the third rail, which ended up causing the man's body to become energized and start to smolder, according to Statter.
{snip}
{snip}
The man's body became energized and caught fire during efforts to remove his remains, Dave Statter of STATter 911 reported Monday.
Mark Hand, Patch Staff
Posted Mon, May 24, 2021 at 3:13 pm ET|Updated Mon, May 24, 2021 at 3:20 pm ET
WASHINGTON, DC — A man died after being struck by a Metro train at the NoMa-Gallaudet station Sunday afternoon, according to Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
At approximately 1:47 p.m. Sunday, Metro's rail operations control center received a report of a person struck by a train at NoMa-Gallaudet Station. Metro police and DC Fire & EMS responded to the scene. ... "It appears based on review of station video that the adult male intentionally placed himself in the path of the train," Metro said in a statement.
DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and confirmed the man was dead. Metro police remained on the scene to continue the investigation. ... Dave Statter of STATter 911 reported Monday that the man's body became energized and caught fire during efforts to remove his remains.
Metro told Statter that the man's body "was pinned under the train in such a way that the train needed to be moved to allow for removal." Moving the train meant restoring power to the third rail, which ended up causing the man's body to become energized and start to smolder, according to Statter.
{snip}
Link to tweet
{snip}
1 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
