Man dies after he is struck by VRE train in DC

Commuters who ride Virginia Railway Express will need to get off their trains in Alexandria or Crystal City and take Metro into D.C. after a train struck a pedestrian Monday morning.

D.C. Fire and EMS said the man was struck near the 1300 block of Maryland Avenue in Southwest.

VRE tweeted that the accident happened near Long Bridge.

The delay for Train 306 is up to two hours.

VRE trains are operating on an “S” schedule.

In addition to VRE, CSX and Amtrak trains are stopped.

Colleen Kelleher

Colleen Kelleher is an award-winning journalist who has been with WTOP since 1996. Kelleher joined WTOP as the afternoon radio writer and night and weekend editor and made the move to WTOP.com in 2001. Now she works early mornings as the site's Senior Digital Editor.

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