How many people were killed in the Washington Metro Crash?
USA TODAY’s Donna Leinwand reports that Washington Mayor Adrian Fenty confirmed that at least seven people died and two people remain hospitalized in critical condition after Monday’s rush-hour Metro train crash. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board worked through the night to document the accident scene and will examine the cars, tracks, signaling systems and data recorders to determine the cause of the crash, spokeswoman Debbie Hersman says. She says the investigative team will issue an order to preserve text and cellphone records from the time of the crash, in which one train rear-ended another. Hersman says the train that was hit is a newer, upgraded train and has nine data recorders. The oncoming train, made up of Metro’s oldest cars, has no data recorders, she says. After Metro accidents in 2004 and 2006, Hersman says, the NTSB had recommended that Metro either retrofit its older trains with data recorders or phase out the older trains, but Metro did neithe
It’s been reported that nine people were killed in the Washington Metro Crash. But more than 70 others were injured. Sources: http://news.yahoo.
Hersman says the train that was hit is a newer, upgraded train and has nine data recorders. The oncoming train, made up of Metro’s oldest cars, has no data recorders, she says. After Metro accidents in 2004 and 2006, Hersman says, the NTSB had recommended that Metro either retrofit its older trains with data recorders or phase out the older trains, but Metro did neither. She calls Metro’s response to the recommendations “unacceptable.” Sources: http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2009/06/7-deaths-confirmed-in-washingtons-metro-crash.
