Metro train crash in Washington
District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty speaks to the media about the on going investigation on the Washington Metro accident in Washington on June 23, 2009. Yesterday, a metro train crashed into another stopped train on the tracks near the Fort Totten Metro station. Nine people are reported dead. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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