WASHINGTON - Isitimela esihamba ngeMetro sishayise ingemuva kwesinye endaweni ephakeme ngoMsombuluko kusihlwa enhlokodolobha, kwashona okungenani abantu abayisithupha kwalimala inqwaba yabanye njengoba izimoto zesitimela ebesilandela ngemuva zishaye isibhamu emoyeni zawela phezulu. .
Izimoto zazo zombili izitimela zavulwa zaphihlizwa ndawonye, kanti okhulumela abezicishamlilo e-District of Columbia, u-Alan Etter, uthe izisebenzi kufanele zikhiphe abanye abantu kulokho akuchaze “njengesigameko sokufa kwabantu abaningi.” Abatakuli baphakamise izitebhisi zensimbi phezulu ezinqoleni zesitimela ukuze basize abasindile ukubaleka. Izihlalo eziphuma ezimotweni eziphihliziwe bezichithekele emzileni.
IMeya yaseDC u-Adrian Fenty uthe bayisithupha abashonile. Isikhulu sezomlilo uDennis Rubin uthe abatakuli balaphe abantu abangu-70 endaweni yesigameko base bethumela abanye ezibhedlela zendawo, ababili belimele. Isikhulu sakwaMetro sithe abashonile bahlanganisa nowesifazane obeshayela isitimela ebesilandela ngemuva. Igama lakhe belingakadalulwa.
Ingozi ngezithuba zabo-5:XNUMX i-EDT yenzeke kulayini obomvu wesistimu, okumatasa kakhulu kwe-Metro, ehamba ngaphansi komhlaba isikhathi esiningi kodwa esezingeni eliphansi endaweni yengozi eduze komngcele waseMaryland enyakatho-mpumalanga yeWashington.
Isikhulu sakwaMetro uJohn Catoe uthe isitimela sokuqala samiswa kujantshi, silinde esinye ukuthi sisuse esiteshini ebesingaphambili, ngesikhathi isitimela ebesilandela ngemuva singena kuso sisuka ngemuva. Isitimela ngasinye sasinezimoto eziyisithupha futhi sasikwazi ukuthwala abantu abangaba ngu-1,200 XNUMX.
Izikhulu bezingenayo incazelo ngale ngozi. Ibhodi Likazwelonke Lezokuphepha Ezokuthutha lathatha izintambo zophenyo futhi lathumela ithimba endaweni yengozi embi kakhulu emlandweni weminyaka engu-33 weMetro system.
Bangaphezu kuka-200 izicishamlilo ezivela e-DC, eMaryland naseVirginia ekugcineni batheleka endaweni yesigameko. USabrina Webber, 45, oneminyaka engu-XNUMX ubudala, ongumdayisi wezindlu endaweni ohlala kuyona, uthe abatakuli bokuqala abafike kwadingeka basebenzise “imihlathi yempilo” ukuvula ucingo lukaloliwe ukuze baye esitimeleni.
U-Webber ugijimele endaweni yesigameko ngemuva kokuzwa umsindo omkhulu “njengokuduma kwezulu” kanye nama-siren. Uthe akukho ukwethuka kwabasindile.
Umgibeli uJodie Wickett, ongumhlengikazi, utshele i-CNN ukuthi ubehlezi esitimeleni esisodwa, ethumela imiyalezo ocingweni lwakhe, lapho ezwa umthelela. Uthe wathumela umyalezo kothile ukuthi kube sengathi isitimela sishayiseke.
"Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, kwenzeka ngokushesha okukhulu, ngaphuma esihlalweni ngashaya ikhanda." UWickett uthe uhlale endaweni yesigameko wazama ukusiza. Uthe “abantu basesimeni esibi kakhulu.”
“Abantu abalimele, ababekwazi ukukhuluma, bebefona njengoba sibabiza,” kusho yena. "Abantu abaningi bebecasukile futhi bekhala, kodwa akubanga khona ukukhala."
Enye indoda yathi ibigibele ibhayisikili inqamula ibhuloho emzileni kaMetro ngesikhathi izwa umsindo wokushayisana kwayo.
“Angikubonanga ukwethuka,” kusho uBarry Student. "Sonke lesi simo besiyi-surreal."
Okhulumela uMnyango wezokuPhepha koMphakathi u-Amy Kudwa uthe kungakapheli namahora amabili kwenzeke ingozi wathi iziphathimandla azikho okukhombisa ukuthi kukhona okuhlobene nobuphekula.
“Angisazi isizathu sale ngozi,” kusho uCatoe wakwaMetro. “Ngisazosho ukuthi uhlelo luphephile, kodwa sibe nesigameko.”
Isikhathi esisodwa emlandweni we-Metrorail weminyaka engama-33 lapho kwaba khona ukufa kwabagibeli kwaba ngoJan. 13, 1982, lapho abantu abathathu bashona ngenxa yokuphuma emzileni ngaphansi kwedolobha. Lolo bekuwusuku lwenhlekelele enhloko-dolobha - ngaphambi nje kwengozi yesitimela esingaphansi komhlaba, indiza i-Air Florida yashayisa i-14th Street Bridge ngokushesha ngemva kokusuka esiphephweni esinamandla seqhwa esisuka eWashington National Airport ngaphesheya koMfula iPotomac. Ingozi yendiza ibulale abantu abangu-78.
