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MANILA, Philippines?No Filipino was killed or hurt in the June 22 train collision in Washington DC which killed at least seven passengers and injured over 70 others, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday.
?As of yesterday morning Philippine time, there was no Filipino mentioned among the injured passengers. I was talking to the consul general in Washington and he said so far, none. But the embassy will continue to follow up and re-check,? DFA spokesman Ed Malaya said.
The two subway trains on the red line crashed between the Takoma and Fort Totten stations. As the investigation into the cause of the crash continued there on June 23, parts of the Red Line and MARC's Brunswick line were shut down.
Investigators looking into the crash focused on why a computerized system failed to halt an oncoming train, even though there is evidence that the operator tried to slow it down.
Reports said that at the time of the crash, the train was also operating in automatic mode, meaning it was controlled primarily by computer. In that mode, the operator's main job is to open and close the doors and respond to emergencies.
