A man hopped on the back of a Metro train at McPherson Square Monday morning and rode it from the outside, a witness told News4.
The witness said she saw a man run down an escalator but fail to reach the train before the doors closed about 11:15 a.m. She says he jumped on to the track and then on to the back of the Ashburn-bound Silver Line train before it left the station.
The Metro Transit Police Department investigated a report of someone riding from outside and went to McPherson Square and neighboring stations but did not find the rider, Metro said.
Metro warns riding outside a train is illegal and dangerous. Offenders can be charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct.
A teenage girl died in an apparent Metro train surfing incident March 1. Train surfing is a dangerous activity in which someone rides a train from the outside or roof.
Another person died in a train surfing attempt on Metro in June of last year.
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