9 die in United States train crash

Atleast nine people were killed and at least 75 injured when one Metro subway train slammed into another on the outskirts of the city during the afternoon rush hour on Monday, emergency officials said.

“It looks to be the worst Metro accident in D.C. history,” said Mayor Adrian M.Fenty. “We’re going to investigate this and find out what happened.” The general manager of the Metro system, John B. Catoe Jr., said one train had stopped at a platform and was waiting permission to proceed when it was hit from behind by the second train.

Catoe did not speculate on whether safety devices intended to prevent such crashes had failed, saying the authorities were still focused on rescuing passengers.

A National Transportation Safety Board spokesman said that there were nine investigators on the scene and that all recent safety recommendations the board had made to the city transit system were being reviewed.

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