A man was fatally hit by a train Wednesday morning at the West Falls Church-VT/UVA station, according to Metro officials.

A six-car Orange Line train headed toward New Carrollton struck the man, who was standing on the track, at about 11:18 a.m. Metro officials said. Preliminary reports say he was on the tracks intentionally as the train pulled into the station.

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