On Monday, June 22, 2009, about 4:58 p.m., eastern daylight time, inbound Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail train 112 struck the rear of stopped inbound Metrorail train 214. The accident occurred on aboveground track on the Metrorail Red Line near the Fort Totten station in Washington, D.C. The lead car of train 112 struck the rear car of train 214, causing the rear car of train 214 to telescope into the lead car of train 112, resulting in a loss of occupant survival space in the lead car of about 63 feet (about 84 percent of its total length). Nine people aboard train 112, including the train operator, were killed. Emergency response agencies reported transporting 52 people to local hospitals. Damage to train equipment was estimated to be $12 million.
National Transportation Safety Board Railroad Accident Report: Collision of Two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metrorail Trains Near Fort Totten Station, Washington, D.C., on June 22, 2009
2010
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Transportation Safety , Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation , Accident investigations , Rapid transit systems , Rails , Passenger transportation , Accident reports , Trains , Fatalities , NTSB , Accident Report NTSB/RAR-10/02 , District of Columbia , Fort Totten station , WMATA(Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority) , Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority , Red line , Metrorail