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Deadly Washington Metro crash probed

Investigators looking into the deadly crash of two Washington, D.C., Metro transit trains focused June 23 on why a computerized system failed to halt an oncoming train, and why the train failed to stop even though the emergency brake was pressed. The train plowed into a stopped train ahead of it at the height of the evening rush hour June 22, killing nine people and injuring more than 70. (AP)

Shukan ST: July 3, 2009

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World News Deadly Washington Metro crash probed Investigators looking into the deadly crash of two Washington, D.C., Metro transit trains focused June 23 on why a computerized system failed to halt an oncoming train, and why the train failed to stop even though the emergency brake was pressed. The train plowed into a stopped train ahead of it at the height of the evening rush hour June 22, killing nine people and injuring more than 70. (AP) Shukan ST: July 3, 2009 (C) All rights reserved