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Crash on Washington Subway
Topic Started: Jun 22 2009, 05:05 PM (277 Views)
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Just saw an instant update on UK TV. 55 Fatalities/injuries . More details when coming. Its just happened I think.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE55L67F20090622

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8114003.stm

This makes me fear, Terrorism, 7/7 etc however it seems that’s not on the cards.
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CNN says only 2 casualties. You shouldn't clump injuries and casualties. It makes it seem very fatal.
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,22 Jun 2009 17.10.15] CNN says only 2 casualties. You shouldn't clump injuries and casualties. It makes it seem very fatal.

What? I just heard a 5 second mention of it on a TV show. The Women said "55 fatalities" I thought that was a little high, so here’s an Idea.

DON'T SHOOT THE MESSENGER! HE'S NOT A BAD GUY!
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Head of Government (Prime Minister): Hamadi Jebali (Ennahda)
Population: 10.6 Million (2012 est.)
GDP (Real): $44bn (2012 est.)
Organizations: Arab League (AL), Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), African Union (AU), International Criminal Court (ICC), International Monetary Fund (IMF,) Non Aligned Movement (NAM), United Nations (UN) & World Trade Organisation (WTO).
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No it's only 2, I am watching it on the MSNBC
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CNN is saying two fatalities presently. Probably dozens injured. I mean, come on, a lot of people are going to be hurt. Two of the cars are on top of another train! :(
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,22 Jun 2009 17.10.15] CNN says only 2 casualties. You shouldn't clump injuries and casualties. It makes it seem very fatal.

It only takes but one death for a situation to be fatal.
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You know what I meant.
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Four deaths and counting.
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We call it the Metro down here, you know...

It is really sad, though, despite the fact that these tragedies are rare.
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You live in DC, Brittonia?

Yeah, it's sad and kind of scary thinking how often I or people I know ride the Metro and how easily someone I know could have been on those trains.
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,22 Jun 2009 19.34.12] You live in DC, Brittonia?

Yeah, it's sad and kind of scary thinking how often I or people I know ride the Metro and how easily someone I know could have been on those trains.

Suburbs.

And in August I'll be going to Towson University, a college in the Baltimore suburbs.
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This is really a surprise. I've been on the Metro many times. (Ironically I've been on it many more times than the local-ish NY Subway) It always seemed clean, safe, and smooth. And I think it had a reputation of being very safe.

I'm thinking it involves a cell phone. That's the only way you can explain not seeing a stopped train in front of in broad daylight (can you have narrow daylight?).
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No the train got derailed and ran into the one in the other railway.
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No they were on the same track
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Ah, that clears things up seeing as I'm too lazy to read these things.

Erf - Scary, but it happens.. Sadly, they seem to be more common than Plane Crashes these days.

Or, maybe they're both about the same now.
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