Metro report: Nearly one-third survive suicide by train attempt

Published March 7, 2012 5:00am ET



A 37-year-old woman who jumped in front of a Yellow Line Metro train joined a long list of Metro riders who have tried to use the system to kill themselves.

She was the 60th person since 2005 to try to commit suicide by getting in front of moving trains, according to a new Metro report. An untold number have jumped from the agency’s parking garages.

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