Girl dies in possible train surfing, according to Metro

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LOCAL CRIME & PUBLIC SAFETY
Girl dies in possible train surfing, according to Metro
Teenager was riding outside a train car, Metro said

By Martin Weil and Joe Heim
March 2, 2024 at 2:20 a.m. EST

A teenage girl died Friday after a possible train-surfing incident near Silver Spring.

The girl died “while riding outside” a train car on the way to the Silver Spring station on the Red Line, Metro said in a post on the X social media site.

It was not clear exactly where the girl was found, but video posted online showed yellow plastic caution tape was used to cordon off part of the platform adjacent to cars of a train in the Silver Spring station.

Train surfing, generally defined as riding outside rail cars, has been reported for years in this country and abroad, although such incidents have been vigorously deplored as both dangerous and illegal.

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[Old Crank]

1. If it was train surfing

It is a dangerous practice. You don't know how close the tops of trains are to bridges and tunnels. As for the sides there isn't much clearance in many locations or between trains as they pass.

[3Hotdogs]

2. Darwin Award?