Metro briefs

DISTRICT

Train hits car on tracks

A CSX train hit a car parked on railroad tracks in Southeast Washington, sending the vehicle into the Anacostia River, authorities said.

Fire department spokesman Pete Piringer said crews responded to the crash early Saturday in the 2000 block of M Street. Mr. Piringer said an outbound CSX freight train struck the car, which was parked on tracks at the west end of a railroad bridge.

He said the car landed on its side into the river in about 1 to 2 feet of water. The one person inside the car got out before emergency responders arrived.

Mr. Piringer said one adult was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

MARYLAND

BALTIMORE

Income-tax payments drop

A report from the Maryland comptroller’s office shows state income-tax payments to local governments fell sharply this month.

The report shows a $339 million drop in revenues, or a 28.3 percent decrease from the same period a year ago. Counties note the amount because it marks the state’s first distribution for the fiscal year that began in July.

The sharpest drop on a proportional basis was in Talbot County, with nearly a 66 percent decrease. Baltimore and Montgomery counties and some jurisdictions on the Eastern Shore also had drastic drops.

State officials said the decline is a result of several factors, including the state using the November payment to settle accounts for previous distributions that may have been too high or low.

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