WASHINGTON -- At least two people were killed Monday in a rush-hour collision between two Metro transit trains in northeast Washington.
A number of other passengers were severely injured, said District of Columbia fire spokesman Alan Etter, in what he describes as a "mass casualty event." He said crews were cutting apart the trains to get people out.
The collision happened about 5 p.m. EDT _ the height of the city's rush hour _ on the Metro system's red line near the Washington-Maryland border.
Officials said it was too early to determine what caused the crash.
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