The Metro Transit Police Department (MTPD) are investigating a death that occurred Friday morning at the Silver Spring Metro Station.
According to MTPD, the incident occurred at 10:30am and involved a teenage girl who was riding the outside of a metro train, commonly referred to as “train surfing.”
Metro released the following statement: “We are deeply saddened to learn that a teenage girl lost her life this morning while riding outside of a train car en route to the Silver Spring station. Our thoughts are with the victim’s family. Riding outside of a train is dangerous, illegal, and highly likely to lead to severe injury or death. Signage is posted on bulkhead doors between railcars warning customers that walking between railcars is dangerous and prohibited unless in an emergency. We ask anyone who observes anything of an illegal or suspicious nature during their trips on Metro to please immediately contact Metro Transit Police at 202-962-2121 or alert a Metro employee.”
We will provide an update if additional information becomes available. The news of this incident was first reported by DC News Now.