Train operator thwarts Metro suicide attempt

Published September 20, 2012 4:00am ET



A man tried to kill himself on the Metro system Thursday morning but a train operator was able to stop the train before hitting him, according to Metro.

The man climbed down from the platform of the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport station about 7:55 a.m., then laid down on the tracks as a southbound train was approaching, said Metro spokesman Dan Stessel.

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