The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is a tri-jurisdictional government organization that operates trains and public transportation buses. The subway, as it is called, is funded by the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland.
Nine people were killed and thousands more passengers were injured when two subway trains from Washington Metro collided on June May 21, 2009 Monday afternoon in Washington, DCA suburb, known as the Metro train 112 was crashed into the back of another stationary commuter on the Metropolitan Transit Authority Red Line between Fort Totten and Takoma stations Metrorail. The National Transportation Safety Board (NHTSA) has investigated, but they will probably report on what caused the crash for several months. Here's what we know.
Metro train 112 was the oldest in the fleet and was delivered to Metro somewhere between 1975 and 1978. The train on was operated by an employee with 3 or so months of Experiment However, Metro 112 was generally controlled by a computer, as opposed operator, unless the train was in manual mode. It was reported that Metro 112 was in "automatic mode" when collision means that the computer was operating the train, not the driver of the train board. It is also reported that the emergency brake Train 112 was depressed, which could mean that the train driver tried to manually stop the train to avoid collision. The lever could, however, were forced forward by body contact or any other contact. The NTSB has also confirmed that Metro 112 was two months later for periodic maintenance of the brakes.
The other piece of information to our lawyers focus on is that federal officials have recommended that train 112 had been replaced because of concerns about his age. Watchdog Security warned Washington subway operators, three years ago about the weaknesses in the aging subway cars as the train 112 on resistance issues shocks. The NTSB also said that Washington Metro said in 2006 that the transport in its 1000-series trains, as the train 112, was such a unreasonable to crumple in a collision jeopardize the safety of passengers and crew.
Obviously, the investigation focus now on board computers that control train speed and braking, the signal track circuit subway, which was specifically designed to prevent collisions like this, and the age of train 112, one of about 300 1000-series. We will not know for months what the or multiple causes of this accident were. commuter mortal However, it is already clear that this accident could have been avoided. systems and procedures Security is designed to prevent and accident like this from ever occurring. Something was clearly wrong. Recall that there are only 8 months than any other commuter train in Los Angeles in California has claimed the lives of 20 passengers. operator in this case operated a telephone cell at the time of the collision.
Enrico Schaefer is a seasoned trial attorney and partner of Traverse Legal, PLC, a law firm specializing in complex litigation, class actions and mass tort. He has numerous multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts to his credit. You can find out more about Mass Tort Issues at the Washington Metro Train Accident blog. If you or a family member were victims of this accident, you can learn more about your legal rights at the Metro Train Victims FAQ page.
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