Passenger has medical emergency and refuses to leave train, Washington DC


A passenger on a WMATA MetroRail train is experiencing a medical emergency but is refusing to leave the train despite staff requests. Transit and medical units have been sent to assist.
Audio|Source: WMATA MetroRail
03:24
Transcript:
00:00
Yes,
00:03
we're here with our customer, he's responding,
00:06
but I think we need transit.
00:08
We're messing with the phone, but it's not getting off the train.
00:12
The customer that's having the medical emergency on the track on the train is not coming off the train.
00:22
Correct.
00:23
He's just sitting on a train that's on with the phone and we're requesting the transit.
00:29
So you need transit of the farm plaza on mid-56.
00:34
On track to Greenville side, branch avenue side.
00:39
Stay from transit will be the site to the station.
00:47
Train, 101, got permission block to the 8-card marker.
00:52
Robo-906 signal red, standby for you in the wherever you house, 101 over.
00:57
Copy that for Mr. Block, 8-car block, stand by Robbott 909.0.
01:03
Hey, fireman, that's a good copy, such a low.
01:11
5111 square by the crossy, holding on the platform for train 511 O.
01:16
11O. 711Cob, stand on 5-0 bed at the 5-0.
01:20
Appreciate.
01:21
0-5 meter block property birth my burns.
01:30
It's train 504. Change the flight, you continue on through the center tracking area, train 504.
01:39
Two transit units have been dispatched to the station.
01:47
...time 4-0141.
01:55
Give me 90 seconds, train 4.001. Give me 90 seconds.
01:58
Trained upon the clap on the platform, 3401. Over.
02:04
I'll send you back to Richmond City.
02:11
1-2-319-strand about Charlie 98-3-1 travel like that you know.
02:16
I want to tell you. That's back by from here.
02:23
Track 305 in my apartment. We have a lot of hours. We're going.
02:29
Okay,
02:30
3-05biovis are going to clear U Street over.
02:37
All right, I'm not going to say Ustreet.
02:49
Mr. Cheryl?
02:53
Sure, go.
02:54
Do they their customer over?
02:59
Unfortunately, you know, words aren't persuasive.
03:02
That's all I got for them.
03:04
If I'm standing by on the trailing car waiting to isolate once the transit or somebody else getting here to get them off.
03:11
Yeah, I was a customer, the transit medic stays on the way over.
03:17
Yeah, multiple times. I'll continue to do so.
03:20
Okay, Trank 306, say to do so close and the train 30606.
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