No injuries reported in Metrorail derailment
No injuries are reported after a Metrorail train derailed early Monday below downtown Washington, D.C.
Authorities say 63 people were on board the train.
The Red Line train derailed between the Farragut North and Metro Center stations at approximately 6:40 a.m.
#DCsBravest have successfully evacuated all passengers from derailed train, and conducting EMS assessments as they arrive on platform. None are reporting injuries. pic.twitter.com/Tpf7yQS8AM
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) January 15, 2018
{mosads}Ridership was lighter than normal due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Metro said shuttle buses are running in place of trains between Dupont Circle and Judiciary Square stations.
The cause of the derailment is under investigation.
–This report was last updated at 10:00 a.m.
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