Man hospitalized after falling onto tracks and being hit by train in Arlington

A man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after he fell onto the tracks at the Virginia Square Metro station in Arlington and was struck by a train, WTOP reported.

According to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the man was trespassing and fell onto the tracks unintentionally around 11:45 a.m.

Arlington County Fire and EMS said the man had to be extricated from underneath a Metro car following the incident.

The accident caused Orange and Silver line service to be suspended between the Ballston and Clarendon stations during the morning and early afternoon hours.

No further details about the man's condition or the circumstances of the fall were provided by authorities.