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Train Crash in Washington Kills 9

Jun. 23, 2009
At least 75 were injured when one Metro subway train slammed into another on the outskirts of the city Monday afternoon.
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D.C. train crash death toll at 9

D.C. train crash death toll at 9

WASHINGTON, June 23 (UPI) -- The investigation into the deadly Washington Metro train collision Tuesday focused on equipment meant to keep trains separated on the tracks.
D.C. trains collide, at least 6 dead

D.C. trains collide, at least 6 dead

WASHINGTON, June 22 (UPI) -- One Metrorail commuter train rear-ended another in the Washington metro area Monday, killing at least six people, officials said.

Two D.C. Metro trains derail

BETHESDA, Md., March 27 (UPI) -- Two Washington Metro trains derailed Friday afternoon south of the Bethesda (Md.) Metro station, causing delays but no injuries, Metro officials said.

Poland train-truck crash kills 2, hurts 13

WARSAW, Poland, Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Two people were killed and 13 injured when a truck collided with a train at an unprotected ground-level crossing at Poledno in northern Poland, police said.

Rome subway crash kills 2, injures 150

ROME, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A speeding Rome subway train slammed into a second, stopped train Tuesday morning and killed at least two passengers and injured more than 150 others.

Spain: Subway crash kills at least 35

VALENCIA, Spain, July 3 (UPI) -- A subway train derailed in Spain Monday, killing at least 35 people and injuring 47 others, the BBC said.

Metro driver abandons rush-hour train

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- A woman driving a rush-hour Metro train in the Washington, D.C., subway system abandoned her train and jumped onto a train going in the opposite direction.

Train crash in Hungary kills 34 tourists

LAKE BALATON, Hungary, May 8 (UPI) -- At 34 least German holidaymakers and their driver were killed Thursday when a passenger train crashed into their bus near the shores of Lake Balaton in Hungary.

LA train crash injuries may reach 100

PLACENTIA, Calif., April 23 (UPI) -- Early estimates from officials at the scene of a commuter train crash in Southern California are that as many as 100 people were hurt. A stationary Metrolink train was struck near a crossing in Placentia Tuesday morning by a freight train. One passenger c

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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler