Two Metro Trains Crash, 7 dead

Two Dead, Many Injured in Red Line Collision
Two Metro trains were involved in a collision between the Takoma and Fort Totten stations at about 5 p.m., leaving two people dead and many seriously injured, according to preliminary reports. Here's a link to a Twitter picture, a screen shot from Channel 9. It shows one train car resting on top of another.

D.C. Fire/EMS spokesman Alan Etter said: "We have a number of injuries. We have at least one fatality. And we have dozens of injuries. The fire depatment is still in the proecess of extricating people from the cars. We're using heavy rescue equipment to cut open the cars to get whoever's trapped in there out."

"There will obviously be a very thorough investigation into what caused this derailment," said Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein. She said there were "many serious injuries" and that passengers were being taken to hospitals."Our hearts are with the families of those who have passed," she said............

Posted at 5:43 PM ET, 06/22/2009
At Least 1 Dead, 9 Hurt in Metro Crash: Report
A Metro representative has just told ABC-7 television that one person died and at least one was injured in the collision near Fort Totten. CNN has also reported the death.

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Two D.C. Metro trains collide, 4 confirmed dead
Two Metro trains collided between stations north of downtown Washington, D.C., during afternoon rush hour Monday, killing at least four people, CNN has confirmed. The crash occurred just before 5 p.m. on an above-ground track on the Red Line near Takoma Park, Maryland. At least nine people have been hurt, a Metro representative said, according to CNN affiliate WJLA. full story


UPDATE June 23
Death toll 7 in D.C. Metro crash
Story Highlights
NEW: Next-of-kin notifications to begin Tuesday morning, D.C. mayor says

Official death toll in accident is 7, mayor says; as many as 9 reported earlier

Traffic on the Red Line will be "severely" affected Tuesday, officials say

One train was stationary when crash happened, Metro official says



WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Seven people were killed in a rush-hour collision between two Metro trains in Washington on Monday, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty said Tuesday.
There had been conflicting figures on the number of deaths.

Fenty said 76 people were taken to hospitals, including two who were in critical condition. Their conditions remained stable overnight, he said at a news conference. The condition of another critical patient was upgraded.

Two of the injured were emergency responders, said Washington Fire Chief Dennis Ruben.
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