June 2009 Washington Metro train collision

Quando

22 de jun. de 2009

Tipo

Acidente ferroviário

Coordenadas

38.96° N, 77.01° W

Description

collision on the Red Line of the Washington Metro

Deaths

9

Injured

80

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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