Teenage girl killed at Silver Spring Metro in suspected train surfing incident: police

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Metropolitan Transit Police responded to the report of a deceased teenage girl on a train in Silver Spring around 10:30 a.m. According to police, this appears to be a train surfing incident.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Police initially reported the deceived juvenile being a male but have since confirmed it was a teenage girl. 

Trains had to operate on a single track between Silver Spring and Forest Glen due to the medical emergency.

Metro shared in a statement that their thoughts are with the victim’s family. Read the full statement below:

"We are deeply saddened to learn that a teenage girl lost her life this morning while riding outside of a train car en route to the Silver Spring station. Our thoughts are with the victim’s family. Riding outside of a train is dangerous, illegal, and highly likely to lead to severe injury or death. Signage is posted on bulkhead doors between railcars warning customers that walking between railcars is dangerous and prohibited unless in an emergency. We ask anyone who observes anything of an illegal or suspicious nature during their trips on Metro to please immediately contact Metro Transit Police at 202-962-2121 or alert a Mero employee."