Washington Metro Train Collision

Date: June 22, 2009 • Location: Chillum, United States

Two Metro trains collided in Washington, D.C., killing nine people and injuring eighty others.

The Washington Metro, often abbreviated as the Metro and formally the Metrorail, is a rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area of the United States. It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), which also operates the Metrobus service under the Metro name. Opened in 1976, the network now includes six lines, 98 stations, and 130 miles (210 km) of route.