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DC Metro Crash May Have Been Caused by Circuit Malfunction
A circuit breakdown may be the underpinning of the devastating Washington, D.C. Metro crash which took place on June 22. The circuit in question malfunctioned on numerous occasions leading up to the accident, according to the National Transportation Safety Board."Though we have found anomalies in other areas of the rail system, we have not found anything that resembles the magnitude of the track circuit problem at Fort Totten," the area where the accident occurred, said Metro General Manager John Catoe in a statement, according to Bloomberg News.
Nine people were killed and over 80 were severely injured as a result of the terrible accident. I want to send my deepest condolences to friends and family who lost loved ones in the accident. As someone who's used the DC Metro and am friends with people who utilize it regularly, it's still tough to grapple with such an immense tragedy.
Our law firm has written extensively about the D.C. Metro crash and handle cases related to rail injuries. I hope the investigation of the DC Metro system provides enough information to prevent such a disaster from occurring again, and an in-depth exploration in to who knew what about the faulty circuit and how likely it was to malfunction needs to be conducted.
This is a video discussing the "anomalies" discovered in the DC Metro track circuit...
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