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Cyclist struck by Metro train

08:12 PM CST on Friday, February 8, 2008

KHOU.com staff report

Click to watch Courtney Zubowski's live report from the scene of the accident

Emergency crews are treating a person who was struck by a Metro Light Rail train this afternoon on the rail line in the Texas Medical Center.

Raw video of the scene.

The victim for a time was stuck under the train in the 6400 block of Fannin in front of Memorial Hermann Hospital. The victim is a female bicyclist whose leg was caught under the train, emergency officials told 11 News.

Houston fire emergency crews had to pull the woman from under the train and treated her for unknown injuries. An emergency official said was dragged about 50 feet after being struck by the train.

At first, investigators on scene said it appeared that the woman was unaware the train was approaching because she was wearing headphones and couldn't hear the train's warning horn. But later in the day, they confirmed that the woman was not wearing headphones at the time.

The woman, who is in her late 20s, was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital where she was in serious, but stable condition.

Operation of the light rail was suspended, but service resumed about 5:15 p.m.

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