Trespasser on tracks prompts stretch of Metrorail to shut down

Police activity in area near Northwest 79th Street

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A portion of the Metrorail has been shut down because of police activity.

Miami-Dade Transit said Thursday morning that electricity has been cut off to a section of the Metrorail near the station on Northwest 79th Street because of a trespasser on the tracks.

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A bus bridge for riders has been established between the Okeechobee and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stations.

No other information was immediately available.