6 dead in Metro train collision near D.C.
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6 dead in Metro train collision near D.C.
Metro officials say a six-car train has collided with another train and derailed near the Washington, D.C., and Maryland border. Six people are confirmed dead. Washington's Metropolitan Area Transit Authority said that one of the fatalities was a female train operator. According to Washington Fire Chief Dennis Rubin, emergency services treated 70 patients. Fifty were considered "green" in the triage system set up at the scene, meaning that they had minor injuries and were generally ambulatory. Twelve had more serious, but non life-threatening injuries. Four were critically wounded. D.C. fire spokesman Alan Etter described the collision as a "mass casualty event." He said that crews were cutting apart the trains to get people out, although preliminary reports indicate that all passengers have now been extricated. At least one of the critically injured passengers has been transported by helicopter to a trauma center. MTA Spokeswoman Taryn McNeil says the collision happened about 5 p.m. Monday between the Fort Totten and Takoma Park stations on Metro's red line. Images from the scene show two Metro cars propped up on the roof of another car. CBS affiliate WUSA in Washington is reporting that the crash involved two trains traveling in the same direction on the same track. (The Washington City Paper has first-hand accounts describing the impact from passengers on both trains.) Metro's Red Line is completely shut down in the area.
LiveLeak | June 22, 2009
