Updated: 2 Dead, Many Injured in DC Metro Accident

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UPDATE: Two people are reported dead and many injured in a collision between two Metro Red Line trains between the Takoma and Fort Totten at about 5 p.m.

D.C. Fire/EMS spokesman Alan Etter said: "We have a number of injuries. We have at least one fatality. And we have dozens of injuries. The fire depatment is still in the proecess of extricating people from the cars. We're using heavy rescue equipment to cut open the cars to get whoever's trapped in there out."

"There will obviously be a very thorough investigation into what caused this derailment," said Metro spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein. She said there were "many serious injuries" and that passengers were being taken to hospitals."Our hearts are with the families of those who have passed," she said.

Avoid the Red Line. It is Metro's busiest, and this will cause a large and long backup at the height of rush hour.Trains are operating between Glenmont and Brookland and between Shady Grove and Brookland. Metro says that shuttle bus service has been requested to bridge the gap between Takoma and Brookland, but any bus bridge is quickly overwhelmed by the passengers from just a couple of trains.

Metrobuses up 16th Street and up Georgia Avenue can get people to Silver Spring.

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1. Washington Post now saying 2 dead and many injured