DC Metro Trains Collide During Rush Hour – Several Casualties
June 22, 2009 by national
Filed under Incident Reports
Two D.C. Metro trains collided during rush hour Monday. Initial reports indicate several casualties.
Metro confirms two trains have collided on the Red Line between the Takoma and Fort Totten stations. It happened close to the Fort Totten station, a Metro spokesperson said.
A Metro spokesperson said one person is dead and nine others have been hurt.
D.C. Fire and EMS spokesman Alan Etter said one train was on top of the other train.
This is “developing into a mass casualty event,” Etter said. “We’re expecting a number of injuries. We’re not aware of any fatalities at this point.”
