Montgomery County Fire and Rescue emergency crews responded to an injured person on railroad tracks between Kensington and Rockville on Thursday night around 10:00 p.m.
MCFRS Spokesperson Pete Piringer said it appears that the person either fell or jumped off the Nicholson Lane overpass onto the tracks. A pedestrian on the overpass heard moans and shouts from the injured person and called 911. Piringer says the person, described as a young adult, was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The tweet below shows emergency crews and police on the scene.
CSX Tracks IAO Nicholson La overpass, Injured Person from a fall patient jumped/fell off the Nicholson Lane overpass onto RR tracks. Pedestrian on overpass heard moans/shouts & called 911, @mcfrs PE723, AT723, M723, BC702, C705D, PE720, EMS703, PT716 OS Extraction at Wyaconda Rd https://t.co/jmrbiVWdxA pic.twitter.com/nfZQNttDua
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 26, 2021
Authorities say the incident caused railroad traffic to stop in both directions temporarily; however, it is back open again. No further details about the injured person have been released yet.
Update – CSX railroad traffic Rockville @MontgomeryCoMD is open/running between Kensington and Rockville @mcfrs & PD are clear of RR tracks – patient was evaluated & extracted (via Reeves Basket) @MCFRS_EMIHS transported 1 young adult Pri2 trauma NLT https://t.co/vzWZ2yu0ED pic.twitter.com/YRQZ4vRwIG
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) March 26, 2021
