(The Associated Press circulated the following story on June 14.)
NEW CARROLLTON, Md. — A woman fell off a platform and under an Amtrak train, but suffered only minor injuries, authorities said Monday.
Crews from the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department rescued the woman. Department spokesman Chauncey Bowers said the train apparently had stopped at the station before the woman fell. No foul play is suspected.
Amtrak spokesman Dan Stessel said the accident happened just after 2 p.m. as train No. 95 from Boston to Newport News, Va., made its regularly scheduled stop in New Carrollton, a suburb about 10 miles northeast of Washington, D.C.
The train had made several earlier stops, including New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore. It left New Carrollton around 2:45 p.m., nearly one hour late.