What the records say
- When
- 22 Jun 2009
- Kind
- Rail accident
- Coordinates
- 38.96° N, 77.01° W
- Description
- collision on the Red Line of the Washington Metro
- Deaths
- 9
- Injured
- 80
June 2009 Washington Metro train collision
2009 public transit accident in the neighborhood of Northeast, Washington, D.C.
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, making it the deadliest crash in the history of the Washington Metro.
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