A person suffered injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening after being struck by a Metro train Friday at the Benning Road station in Northeast Washington, officials said.

       The incident, which occurred about 8:05 a.m., caused delays for riders on the rail system’s Blue and Silver lines for about two hours as trains shared a track through the station. The transit agency said the incident involved a medical emergency and the person was taken to a hospital.

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       “They were stumbling on the platform and fell into the side of the train as it was coming to a stop,” Metro spokesman Ian Jannetta wrote in an email.

       He said the person never left the platform.