Person Struck By Train at L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station

Blue, Orange and Silver Line trains were single-tracking between Federal Center SW and Smithsonian, Metro said.

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A man was struck by a train Monday morning at the L'Enfant Plaza Metro station in Washington, D.C., Metro said.

D.C. Fire and EMS medics got the man off the tracks and took him to a hospital, a WMATA spokeswoman said. Information on his condition wasn't immediately available.

Blue, Orange and Silver Line trains were single-tracking between Federal Center SW and Smithsonian, Metro said.

Authorities are investigating the incident. Based on the preliminary investigation, the man "appears to have intentionally placed himself in the path of the train," Metro said.

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