The reason of the accident that happened in the heavily traveled Red Line at 5PM (Washington time) between Fort Totten and Takoma stations is not yet known. But the Homeland Security Department authority said that there was no sign of terror in the incident.

According to the report, one of the dead was the female operator of one of the trains, and the rescuers were treating 70 injured passengers.

May Vecina was convicted guilty of killing the 7-year-old Salem Sulaiman Al-Otaib and guilty of attempting to kill the 13-year-old Abdulla by slitting the boy’s throat, and 17-year-old Hajer by stabbing her, on January 6, 2007. The three are children of her employer.

She was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Kuwaiti Emir on July 8, 2008. And early this month, she was granted full pardon due to her good behavior while in jail. (Sustines Laplana)