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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has released the following information on the tragic Metrorail commuter train crash on its Red Line.
- Two Red Line Trains Collide, Six Fatalities - Customers should avoid the Metro Red Line Monday and Tuesday: Two six-car Red Line metro trains collided at 5 p.m. today, Monday, June 22, resulting in six (now believed to be 9) fatalities, including a female train operator. There were also several injuries, many serious, according reports from the scene. This is the deadliest accident in Washington Metrorail’s 33-year history.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA or Metro) is a tri-jurisdictional government agency that operates transit service in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and funded by the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland. Metro is NOT insured, but is self-insured, paying claims from its own revenue and fund. If you or a family member were injured in an accident on a Metro rapid transit train, the WMATA can be held liable under negligence law. Lawsuits are being prepared against DC Metro and other responsible parties.
