One dead, others severely injured in collision on Washington’s Metro rail line

One dead, others hurt in DC rail transit collision

WASHINGTON — At least one person was killed Monday in a rush-hour collision between two Metro transit trains in northeast Washington.

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.