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Man Hurt After Jumping From Moving Tri-Rail Train

WEST PALM BEACH (CBSMiami) – A man is in critical condition after he jumped from a moving Tri-Rail train.

In happened Monday night around 9 p.m. at the Tri-Rail station in downtown West Palm Beach. The man reportedly forgot his cellphone on a bench at the station. As the train began to pull out of the station, the man pulled the emergency stop cord.

When the emergency doors opened, the man jumped from the moving train and was seriously injured.

Passengers were stuck on the train for about two hours while police investigated the accident.

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