DC Metro work vehicle collides with train, injuring 11 and snarling morning commute

A pre-dawn collision betwixt a enactment conveyance and a stationary bid injured 11 radical successful Washington, D.C., aboriginal Wednesday, snarling rush-hour question and triggering wide delays.

The collision happened soon aft midnight and caused large disruptions connected the engaged Silver Line, said Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), besides known arsenic Metro.

The 11 injured passengers were treated for non-life-threatening injuries, the bureau said.

Metro officials said Silver Line work is constricted betwixt Ashburn and Clarendon, with riders heading toward New Carrollton oregon Downtown Largo asked to transportation to the Orange Line.

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A collision betwixt a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority enactment conveyance and a stationary bid injured 11 radical aboriginal Wednesday, snarling the greeting commute successful the nation's capital. (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)

Trains are besides single-tracking betwixt McPherson Square and Smithsonian, causing delays successful some directions.

Metro Center reopened astir 5:15 a.m., but work delays continued done the morning.

The Metro metallic enactment bid passes different Metro bid connected a little obstruction successful Washington, DC, connected March 11, 2015. (Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Officials are inactive investigating what caused the crash.

The bid strategy successful the nation’s capital, which serves 98 stations and has 128 miles of track, carries astir 115,000 to 125,000 passengers during the greeting commute, according to caller Metro data.

The Foggy Bottom metro presumption serves the blue, orange, and metallic lines successful Washington, D.C., connected April 12, 2026. (Cara Taylor/The Washington Post)

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In aboriginal 2026, bid ridership averaged astir 480,000 regular trips, according to the data.