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Article: Metro crash investigators issue urgent national alert.(PAGE ONE)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 23, 2009
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Byline: Sarah Abruzzese, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Government investigators probing the cause of Washington's deadly Metro accident this summer issued an urgent warning to transit systems nationwide Tuesday that they have found a flaw in a commonly used safety monitoring system that could give a false signal and increase the risk of a crash.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials said it was too soon to declare the exact cause of the June 22 crash, which killed nine and injured dozens. However, the problems uncovered with the audio frequency monitoring system warranted alerting other transit systems without delay. The flaw, investigators said, ...