Two trains collided on the Red Line near Fort Totten. One ended up partly on top of each other. There are reports of at least two

four deaths and 55 injuries of unknown severity. DCist is keeping on top of the story.

Update: City Paper has interviews with people on the trains.

Update 2: The operator of one of the trains was killed. Metro is confirming four fatalities.

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David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.