11 injured after train crash at Metro Center station
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Key Points:
- An overnight crash at Metro Center station involving a Silver Line work vehicle and a stationary train resulted in 11 minor injuries, with all affected individuals able to walk out of the station.
- Metro General Manager Randy Clarke confirmed no signs of intentional wrongdoing or infrastructure failure, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident.
- Significant delays are expected on the Orange and Blue lines due to single tracking between McPherson Square and Smithsonian stations, while Silver Line trains are running between Ashburn and Clarendon.
- Metro advised riders traveling to New Carrollton and Downtown Largo to use the Orange Line as an alternative route during the disruption.
- Metro emphasized its commitment to safety and stated it will learn from the incident to further improve customer and staff safety measures.
