U.S.: DC Metro General Manager John Catoe explains what happened
- At 5:02 p.m., one train was stopped waiting to get the order to pass, because the train stopped at a platform. The next train came up behind it, and for reasons we do not know, plodded into the back of that train – the operator of that train was the one who lost her life.
- Jim Catoe • Explaining the official version of events. It’s still too early to figure out why that train crashed into the other. But as information unfolds, we’ll keep you posted. • source