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There have been numerous incidents on the Washington Metro over its history, including several collisions causing injuries and fatalities, and numerous derailments. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) has been criticized for disregarding safety warnings and advice from experts.
Police charged Trotman with first-degree murder while armed, kidnapping while armed, and assault with a dangerous weapon (gun) in the fatal shooting of a Metro Transit employee. Three others were...
WASHINGTON, DC — A Metro Transit employee was killed and three others were injured in a shooting that suspended train service and prompted delays Wednesday at Potomac Avenue station in ...
A pedestrian bridge collapsed in northeast Washington, D.C. Wednesday after a crash, blocking DC-295 and injuring at least 6 people. Mark Hand , Patch Staff Posted Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 12:50...
Accidents and incidents Main article: Incidents on the Washington Metro Several collisions have occurred on Washington Metro, resulting in injuries and fatalities, along with numerous derailments with few or no injuries.
During that thirteen-year period, almost 25 officers were killed in the line of duty, mostly due to gunfire and accidents while pursuing rum-runners. MPD officers confront the Bonus Army. During the Great Depression, over 17,000 veterans of the First World War marched on Washington to demand
Metro Stops 7000-Series Car Returns, Orders Nightly Inspections. Metro paused the process Thursday of returning 7000-series railcars to service and ordered nightly instead of weekly inspections...
Metrobus is a bus service operated by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). Its fleet consists of 1,595 buses covering an area of 1,500 square miles (3,900 km 2) in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. [2] There are 269 bus routes serving 11,129 stops, including 2,554 bus shelters. [2]
[Washington, DC] As of 6:57 a.m., MD-210 in both directions from Palmer Road to Livingston Road is closed for emergency repairs, according to Prince George's County Fire & EMS . The road is ...
Injured. Approximately 80. During the afternoon rush hour of June 22, 2009, a subway train wreck occurred between two southbound Red Line Washington Metro trains in Northeast, Washington, D.C., United States. A moving train collided with a train stopped ahead of it; the train operator along with eight passengers died, and 80 people were injured ...