Woman on tracks at Minnesota Avenue station stops train, Washington DC
Medical EmergencyA young woman was reported on the tracks at Minnesota Avenue station. The train stopped to avoid hitting her. She later jumped back onto the platform. She was described as wearing a black scarf, black shorts, leggings, black flip-flops, and a gray shirt with holes. The situation caused the train to remain stopped while safety was confirmed.
Audio|Source: WMATA MetroRail
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Transcript:
00:00
that's 9-4-5.
00:02
I had the emergency sauce. It was a young lady on the track right here at Minnesota Avenue.
00:10
I'm sorry, repeat on and stop your train. Stop your train, over.
00:32
Hey,
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that's a good copy, train 945, track 1, Minnesota.
00:37
Starts the train at this time, uh, that's a good coffee.
00:40
Such a young lady, uh, jump back on the platform, over?
00:44
Yes, he did, over.
00:47
Hey, firm, 8, 5, 945, is it safe with the train movement at this time, over?
00:54
No,
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the train is not moving. She's standing in front of the train doors.
01:00
What in front of the car right now?
01:03
It's security on the platform?
01:08
Are you train 945? Are you probably perfect this time over?
01:13
No, I'm not. I'm halfway on the platform.
01:19
It's under 41. I'm walking through this train there. Let's see you. I'm walking up to the front.
01:25
And I copy your unit 41 walking up to the front. I copy you line to grade.
01:34
Train 6405, track 1, Stadium-Armory.
01:38
After service and standby, how do you copy?
01:40
Delta 98, 26 is going to be ready. How are you going to be trained? 645, over?
01:45
I'm going to 5. I'm 1 over.
01:48
A firm, A firm. That's a low.
01:51
All right.
01:55
We're good. Go, good time. Open.
01:57
Okay.
02:02
A train 945 operator, can I get a description of that young lady over?
02:12
(name withheld), she had a black scarf around her head,
02:18
black shorts,
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some leggings on, some black flip-flops, a gray shirt, but it looked like it had holes in it.
02:30
And that's a copy of (name withheld), female, black shorts, black's cop,
02:35
leggings, brave's shirt with holes, and I copy a lot in Clead, Train 45.
02:42
Hey, Unit 41, is this safe for Train 945 to probably birth?
02:48
Track 1 Minnesota at the time over?
02:50
No, I'm all to move to Train Manual.
02:53
We have one of the platform. I'm all to move it today. Call Martin.
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Location mentioned:
Minnesota Avenue, 4000 Minnesota Ave NE, Washington, DC 20019
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