Delays on Red Line from person struck by train

A man was struck by a Red Line Metro train in Northwest D.C. shortly after noon Friday, according to the transit agency.

The incident occurred about 12:30 p.m. at the Van Ness station, said Metro spokeswoman Candace Smith, when the man was hit by a train headed outbound toward Shady Grove. It was not immediately clear how or why the person got into the path of the train.