US News Nine killed in Washington DC subway train crash

[Wiseman_2]

At least nine people were killed and 70 others injured when two subway trains collided during the evening rush hour in Washington DC.

Mayor Adrian Fenty called the crash the deadliest in the 33-year history of the city's Metro subway system.

Fire chief Dennis Rubin said 70 people had been treated for injuries, including at least two who were critically injured.

Officials said both trains were travelling on the same line when the incident happened - one was stationary and the other piled into it from behind. But the cause of the crash was not immediately clear.

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[Cheesy]

Tragic... There needs to be some kind of automated system that tells where all trains are and stops itself before collision...

 

[sqrage]

Tragic... There needs to be some kind of automated system that tells where all trains are and stops itself before collision...

You would think the conductor's window would achieve this but I guess not... :thdown:

 

[gameman]

Tragic... There needs to be some kind of automated system that tells where all trains are and stops itself before collision...

There are automated trains, but there kinda retarded.

 

[Blackveiled]

I would put some kind of magnets in the front and back of the subway trains.

 

[Seb!]

There are automated trains, but there kinda retarded.

They kinda never crash. These trains were old and in need of overhaul.

 

[Cheesy]

Well hopefully they will get one now. =\