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According to Metro, three rail cars were believed to be damaged beyond repair. [12] Three Metro employees with minor injuries were taken to a local hospital. [13] The NTSB planned to launch an investigation of the incident. [14] The train operator, whose name was not released, was fired for "failure to follow standard operating procedures."
At approximately 4:57 pm EDT (20:57 UTC) on Monday, June 22, 2009, Washington Metro Train 112, bound from Glenmont to Shady Grove, left the Takoma station. [2] Minutes later at 5:02 pm, [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Train 112 rear-ended Train 214, [ 5 ] which was stopped between the Takoma and Fort Totten stations while waiting for another train to leave the ...
2009 June 2009 Washington Metro train collision, Washington, DC; 9 killed plus 80 injured [267] [268] [269] 2009 Walt Disney World monorail accident, Walt Disney World Resort; Two monorail trains collided while one was reversing, killed one pilot and injured seven guests [270]
An unidentified number of passengers were aboard the Metro E Line train when it collided with a bus just before noon near Exposition Park, resulting in minor injuries and interrupting train service.
Eight passengers and a train operator were killed in the collision and at least 70 people were injured. It is the deadliest accident in the history of the Washington Metro. [32] The National Transportation Safety Board's report of July 27, 2010, blamed the crash on a faulty track circuit, part of the automatic train control system.
The Washington State Patrol initially reversed the identities of two drivers involved in the fatal wreck. UPDATE: 76-year-old Prosser driver kills Kennewick man and himself in wrong-way I-82 crash ...
Interstate 5 was at a standstill for several hours through Bellingham early Wednesday afternoon after a serious injury crash that blocked both directions of the freeway near Sunset Drive.
June 2009 Washington Metro train collision; 1982 Washington Metro train derailment This page was last edited on 10 April 2018, at 08:32 (UTC). Text is ...