DC's Deadly Train Disaster

"A mass casualty event."

That's how the D.C. fire spokesman Alan Etter described the DC Metro transit train which got smashed and jackknifed onto the back of another train during Monday’s evening rush hour where at least six have died and an unspecified number more are injured.

Rescue workers have treated 76 people at the scene and two were sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident.

According to Metro Chief, John Cato, the first train was stopped on the tracks and waiting for another to clear the station ahead when it got hit from behind.

In many ways, train accidents can be more devastating than any other land transportation accident.

The numbers are staggering, almost equivalent to at least a 30 chain car crash with multiple passengers and occupants. Etter called is a mass casualty event because train crashes are just simply massive—from the sheer volume of the property damage to the injuries and deaths of its passengers.

What follows this accident now, is the determination of its cause. Could it have been due to the negligence of the operator like the case of the California commuter train which killed 25 people and injured 101 people when its driver missed a stop signal because he was texting?

It’s a grim thought given that there is an existing a federal ban on cell phone use by train workers.

As a common carrier, trains are mandated by law to exercise utmost diligence in the care of their passengers and goods. Employers and train companies are liable for even the slightest accidents that may occur while passengers are onboard the train.

There is no doubt, that given the massive scale of this accident, a lot of people will be coming forward to claim damages. The United States is already experiencing tough times and the last thing the passengers needed was an accident to make things worse.

Maybe eventually, the pay-off and the settlement can make things a little better for the victims, the family of those who have died. But then again, life can never be replaced and pain can be permanent especially for those with injuries grave enough to cause permanent damage or paralysis.

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