One killed in Washington-area subway train collision

June 22, 2009 by  
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WASHINGTON (CNN) — Two Metro subway trains collided between stations north of downtown Washington, D.C., during afternoon rush hour Monday, killing at least one person, CNN has confirmed.

The crash occurred just before 5 p.m. on an above-ground track on the Red Line in Takoma Park, Maryland, just north of the District of Columbia.

Taryn McNeil, a spokeswoman for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, said there were reports of injuries, but she was unable to provide confirmation

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