UPDATE: NTSB CONTINUES INVESTIGATION INTO WMATA ACCIDENT IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND

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                       NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

 

January 29, 2010

 

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UPDATE: NTSB CONTINUES INVESTIGATION INTO WMATA

ACCIDENT IN ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND

 

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The National Transportation Safety Board provides the following update

on its  investigation into the January 26th Washington Metropolitan Area

Transit Authority (WMATA) accident in Rockville, MD, involving a hi-

rail vehicle, in the work zone on the Red Line that struck and killed two

employees on the track. 

 

*     The two employees who died were working with a third employee

until the third employee's shift ended a few hours before the

accident.

 

*     WMATA rules governing the safety of employees on the right-of-

way, de-energizing the 3rd rail power and establishing work zones

is being reviewed by investigators.

 

*     Currently, twelve employees have been interviewed: the four

employees in the hi-rail vehicle at the time of the accident, three

Operations Control Center (OCC) employees, two automatic train

control employees, and three track employees. An additional three

employees are scheduled to be interviewed today.  Interview

information received from OCC personnel will be reviewed and

correlated with radio and telephone recordings.

 

*     All radio and telephone communication, associated with this

accident, is being compiled.

 

*     NTSB's Highway Vehicle Group is inspecting the vehicle,

reviewing maintenance records and performance specifications

from the vehicle manufacturer, and also developing a speed

estimate of the accident vehicle.

 

*     The sight distance test, which will include evaluating visibility, is

scheduled for next week.

 

*     WMATA's training guidelines, related to the tasks being

performed at the time of the accident, has been requested.

 

The Safety Board's investigation continues.

 

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NTSB Media Contact: Terry N. Williams

williat@xxxxxxxx   

(202) 314-6100

 

 

 

 

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