Four dead, many others injured as trains collide on Washington’s transit line during rush hour

WASHINGTON — One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of Washington’s Monday evening rush hour, killing at least four people and injuring scores of others as cars of the trailing train jackknifed into the air and fell atop the first.

Metro transit trains collide during rush hour near DC-Maryland border, killing 4, wounding 70

WASHINGTON — One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of Washington’s Monday evening rush hour, killing at least four people and injuring scores of others as cars of the trailing train jackknifed into the air and fell atop the first.

Four confirmed dead in collision of two DC Metro trains

WASHINGTON — The mayor of Washington, D.C., says four people are dead after a collision between two transit trains.

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

WASHINGTON — Two Metro transit trains collided at the height of the Monday evening rush hour, killing at least two people and severely injuring others as cars of one train jackknifed into the air and fell atop the other. District of Columbia fire spokesman Alan Etter said crews were cutting apart the trains to get people out in what he described as a “mass casualty event.”

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