AP reports that at least two people were killed Monday in a rush-hour collision between two Metro transit trains in northeast Washington. The collision happened about 5 p.m. Eastern time on the Metro system’s red line near the Washington-Maryland border. A number of other passengers were severely injured, said District of Columbia fire spokesman Alan Etter, in what he describes as a “mass casualty event.” He said crews were cutting apart the trains to get people out.
The collision happened about 5 p.m. EDT — the height of the city’s rush hour — on the Metro system’s red line near the Washington-Maryland border.
Officials said it was too early to determine what caused the crash.
Metro general manager John Catoe said at least 60 people had been taken off the trains.
“I don’t know the reason for this accident,” he said. “I would still say the system is safe, but we’ve had an incident.”