Most Recent Subway & Metro Accidents
#12.
MEXICO CITY SUBWAY COLLAPSE
Over 79 people died were injured, and 24, including children, died when a Mexico City
subway collapsed onto a busy street on May 4, 2021.
The support beam gave way for this tragic accident on Line 12 near Olivo's station in
the city around 10:30 pm.
The mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum, was on the scene to inspect the accident and ensure that the
rescue personnel was on the job.
The city hired a Norwegian company to oversee the external investigations into what could
possibly have happened.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador expressed his sadness and confirmed that the
truth from the inquiry would be shared with the people.
#11.
DC METRO TRAIN DERAILS
The Arlington cemetery station reported a metro train derailed on the Blue Line on October
12, 2021.
The incident occurred at about 4:50 pm in Northern Virginia.
Spokesperson of the metro, Ian Jannetta, shared that a 7000-series train that is one of the
metro's newest models slipped off the tracks.
Roughly 400 people were on the train.
Officials say that they safely evacuated everyone and took a few to the hospital over cases
of anxiety.
The station provided a free shuttle to deal with the stranded passengers for the rest
of the week.
When the incident occurred, a passenger onboard remembers an incredible amount of smoke on
the train.
#10.
HOLLYWOOD TRAIN ACCIDENT
On Sunday, December 12, a metro red line train fatally struck a man.
When the Fire department arrived, he was trapped under the train and already dead.
The incident occurred around 66250 Hollywood Blvd around 8:15 pm.
The reports were unclear whether he jumped or fell.
Meanwhile, suicide stories at the metro stations are common and rampant, especially in Hollywood,
where many dreams are shattered.
Whether it was the case or simply an accident, the fire department kept it from the public.
They tried to find the man's next-of-kin and inform them first before sharing their findings
with the public.
Brian Humphrey, the spokesperson for LA Fire Department, spoke to the City News Service.
#9.
TORONTO RAIL ACCIDENT
The Ontario Ministry of Labor in Canada is investigating the issues that led to a 41-year-old
dying under a rail car on November 26, 2021.
The man was conducting construction and maintenance work on behalf of Go Transit at the Rogue
Hill Bridge.
The line was suspended from commercial work as the team fixed the issues on the train.
Now, a blended service of buses and trains will serve the Lakeshore East line until the
investigations are concluded and the company meets the government requirements.
After the incident, customers who were left stranded confirmed that it was devastating,
but they had to plan.
The Pickering rail accident is one of a handful in Ontario.
#8.
TRAIN COLLISION AT TEHRAN
On December 22, 2021, roughly 20 people were injured when two metro trains collided in
Tehran, the Iranian capital.
The accident occurred because a high-speed train hit a slow-moving local train near Chitgar
Station.
The slow-moving train tilted over a little bit, and its occupants were misplaced until
a rescue team came and ensured that they were all right.
About 11 of the injured were transported to a nearby hospital.
Meanwhile, the remainders took a while before they were evacuated.
There were only 2 passengers with critical injuries.
#7.
NORTH LONDON TRAIN CRASH
Eyewitnesses say that a train crashed through the barriers at a station and stopped moments
shy of crashing into the station window and going onto the platform.
The official statement suggested that an eight-carriage passenger train derailed after hitting buffers
at the station.
Photos obtained from the scene showed the train raised and jutting over the tracks.
The London Fire Brigade was at the location to evacuate the 50 people on the train.
Only 2 people were injured in the crash, and they were both treated at the scene.
#6.
ATHENS ELECTRIC RAILWAY ACCIDENT
In December 2021, 3 maintenance crewmembers of the Athens electric railway were injured
in a train collision.
The brakes of the train they were working on failed and went down the track to collide
with an empty train parked at the Agios Nikolaos station.
The 3 were caught in the middle of this action.
Videos and photos show the small single coach train crushed into a steel-colored train parked
to act as a buffer.
One later died at the hospital.
The Urban Rail Transport expressed their regret for the loss of this employee and quickly
launched an investigation into the exact cause of the accident.
#5.
STAMFORD STATION ACCIDENT
On February 2, 2022, a man was struck dead by a train at Stamford.
The investigations prove that there is no sign of an accident, and it could be a death
by suicide, although no conclusions have arrived.
The accident meant that the trains from Stamford were canceled, and the Metro-North passengers
had to end their trips at Stamford for at least two days.
Additionally, there was a broken rail near Darien that affected traffic.
Overall, some 30 minutes delays were experienced on both sides of the rail line.
#4.
KUALA LUMPUR METRO CRASH
On May 24, 2021, at about 12: 45 GMT, over 200 people were injured in a train crash in
Malaysia.
The train carrying 213 passengers collided with another, empty near Petronas Towers station.
The trains were headed in the opposite directions, and there was no sign of foul play.
There seemed to be a confusing miscommunication from the trains' operation control room.
Roughly 47 people sustained severe injuries, while the rest suffered minor injuries.
The glass was broken and shattered across the carriage floor, where passengers lay on
stretchers.
Social media reports showed severe injuries with blood all over the scene.
This accident was the first since the metro system started operating 23 years ago.
The 166 people who sustained minor injuries were not hospitalized and left to go home
by free shuttles.
#3.
MOSCOW METRO ACCIDENT
In April 2017, there was a metro bombing in St Petersburg.
The bomber, Akhbarzhon Jalilov, a naturalized Russian citizen, assembled the explosives
in his apartment and worked closely with Uzbek religious radicals fighting in Syria.
His bomb went off at 11:30GMT after the train left Sennaya Ploshchad station headed to the
north-south metro line.
The bomb happened in the third carriage of the train.
Police found fragments of his body later.
He planted a second bomb that did not go off.
The driver managed to drive to Tekhnologichesky Institut to enable the victims to get help.
After this, the St Petersburg metro was shut down, and three days of mourning were declared.
In the spirit of solidarity, the city became united, and people offered lifts to stranded
passengers all week.
About 10 Asians were arrested in connection with the explosion.
The bomb killed 14 people and injured 51 others.
#2.
METRO RAIL STRIKES STUDENT
Houston's metro rail was hit by sad news on February 15, 2022.
A train near the quad hit a student.
The student was transported to a health facility with unknown injuries.
The Metro Rail's Purple Line was delayed due to this accident.
Houston Police Department assured the news outlets that the student was conscious and
breathing and did not sustain life-threatening injuries.
The metro in Houston is not known for accidents, especially the lines across campuses.
#1.
BUDAPEST SUBWAY COLLISION
The Budapest Transport company reported that two subway cars on its Line M2 collided in
2016.
The crash happened in the morning, and 10 people were injured in the process.
The 2 vehicles were headed towards the Budapest Southern Railway Station when one caught up
with another.
They were both unable to stop or dodge.
Hence, they bumped into each other.
About 5 ambulances were dispatched to the scene.
Victims of the crash, 10 in total, were taken to the hospital.
The Metro 2 line was closed off, and the commuters were offered substitute buses.
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