Moscow subway crash

[Garry K]

Lots of stories at various outlets. This one from http://online.wsj.com/articles/two-dead ... 1405412052:

At Least 20 Dead in Moscow Subway Crash
Official Blames Accident on Technical Problem
By Alexander Kolyandr And Paul Sonne
Updated July 15, 2014 8:42 a.m. ET

MOSCOW—A subway train derailed in Moscow during the morning rush hour Tuesday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than a hundred, officials said, in one of the deadliest incidents ever on the city's metro.

According to a preliminary investigation, three cars derailed in a tunnel in the western part of the city. Hundreds of people were trapped, and it took rescue workers several hours to take them out of the crushed cars, officials said.

It isn't clear what caused the accident. The emergency ministry said an electricity outage caused a problem, resulting in an abrupt braking of the train, which crashed into the walls of the tunnel. However, the city electricity company said it hasn't registered any loss of power.

The Investigative Committee, Russia's primary federal investigative authority, opened a probe of the incident on suspicion of transport safety violations. In a statement, the committee said its investigators were on the scene.

Vladimir Markin, a spokesman for the committee, blamed the accident on a "technical catastrophe" and excluded a terrorist attack. He said that at least 20 people were killed when the train derailed at a speed of about 70 kilometers (43 miles) an hour.
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