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Collision on the Washington D.C. Metro - 1 dead so far, numerous injuries

Started by Locutus, June 22, 2009, 06:14:40 PM

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Locutus

June 22, 2009, 06:14:40 PM
WASHINGTON - Authorities say a six-car commuter train has collided with another train near the Washington and Maryland border, killing at least one person and injuring dozens more.

D.C. fire spokesman Alan Etter says at least one person was killed and that this is developing into a "mass casualty event." He says crews are cutting apart the trains to get people out. He says there are severe injuries, but no indication how many.

As many as 55 people were injured, NBC affiliate WRC-TV reported.

Spokeswoman Taryn McNeil says the collision happened about 5 p.m. between the Fort Totten and Takoma Park stations on Metro's Red line.

The accident left one train partially on top of another and some passengers were beleived to be trapped in the wreckage, WRC reported.

Monday's derailment comes more than two years after a subway train derailed near downtown Washington, sending 20 people to the hospital and prompting the rescue of 60 people from a tunnel.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31495088/ns/us_news-life/
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Locutus

#1
June 22, 2009, 06:15:51 PM
Holy Jeebus!   That's the line I take when I'm in DC.  Had I been on travel, I might have been on one of the trains as I go right through Fort Totten and Tacoma Park on my way to the Courtyard Marriott in Silver Spring.   :spooked:
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Locutus

#2
June 22, 2009, 06:20:44 PM
Two dead now!
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

kimmi

#3
June 22, 2009, 06:57:16 PM
Yikes!! That is no bueno!  :o
Take time to smell the roses.

Locutus

#4
June 22, 2009, 07:44:02 PM
No, it isn't.  I've already called several friends who also take the Red Line in that direction and they're all ok.  Either they drove downtown today or were vacationing.   
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

kimmi

#5
June 22, 2009, 09:54:16 PM
It is amazing when things like this happen and people just happen to have made different choices.  I'm glad your friends are okay. 
Take time to smell the roses.

Locutus

#6
June 22, 2009, 11:03:15 PM
Thanks Kim.

One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Locutus

#7
June 22, 2009, 11:04:31 PM


Six dead now. 
One of the gravest dangers to the survival of our republic is an ignorant electorate routinely feeding at the trough of propaganda.   -- Locutus

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically."  -- Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Palehorse

#8
June 23, 2009, 07:24:00 AM
9 dead
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Palehorse

#9
June 23, 2009, 08:58:38 AM
Quote from: Palehorse on June 23, 2009, 07:24:00 AM
9 dead

Now they are saying 7. . .  :rolleyes: :mad:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Henry Hawk

#10
June 23, 2009, 10:03:56 AM
it's a miracle...
"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 - It all makes sense to me now...


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Palehorse

#11
June 23, 2009, 10:11:02 AM
Quote from: Henry Hawk on June 23, 2009, 10:03:56 AM
it's a miracle...

The Lazarus effect. . .  :spooked:
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville

Exterminator

#12
June 23, 2009, 10:34:39 AM
DEAD!
Arguing with Christians is like playing chess with a pigeon.  No matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board and strut around like it's victorious.

The truth is slow, but relentless. Over time it becomes irresistible.

Bo D

#13
June 23, 2009, 10:53:46 AM
Updated story and photo gallery here ....

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1702179
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."  Carl Sagan

Palehorse

#14
June 23, 2009, 03:43:27 PM
This within the very same article on CNN:

Metro officials said two men and seven women, all adults, were killed.

Mayor Adrian Fenty said at an earlier news conference that seven people were killed and he hoped the death toll did not climb any higher.

Up and down, up and down. . .  :rolleyes:

NTSB is saying it issued warnings to Metro in 2006 on the train that hit the stationary one, advising that it be replaced due to safety issues. . .
R.I.P. - followsthewolf - You are MISSED! 4/17/2013

That which fails to kill me. . .should run!

Any "point" made by one that lacks credibility, is only as useful as toilet paper; and serves the same purpose. ~ Palehorse 4/22/2017

May you find charity when it is needed, and the ability to extend it when it is not. ~Palehorse 7/4/2012

To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell's heart, I stab at thee; For hate's sake, I spit my last breath at thee.~Herman Melville
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