Person struck, killed by train in Maryland

In minor crashes, some safety tips can help keep riders safe on trains. (Thinkstock)(Getty Images/iStockphoto/gkwt1)

MARC and Amtrak riders experienced delays Monday morning after a person was struck and killed by a train in Lanham, Maryland, near the Seabrook station.

Delays stretched anywhere from 20 minutes to 40 minutes.

The incident happened around 5:15 a.m., just west of the Seabrook MARC station.

Prince George’s County Fire Department said units responded to Carter Avenue and Lanham Severn Road in Lanham, Maryland, for a report of a train colliding with a pedestrian.

The victim was located and pronounced dead on the scene, according to fire officials.

Speed restrictions were in place through the area while first responders are on the scene.

Below is a map of the area:

John Domen

John started working at WTOP in 2016 after having grown up in Maryland listening to the station as a child. While he got his on-air start at small stations in Pennsylvania and Delaware, he's spent most of his career in the D.C. area, having been heard on several local stations before coming to WTOP.

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