11 safe, 1 sent to hospital after Metro train derails on July 4 in Maryland

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — 11 passengers were evacuated, and one person was sent to the hospital after a Metro train derailment near College Park, Maryland, on the Fourth of July.

Officials with the Prince George’s County Fire Department (PGFD) said emergency crews responded around 11:50 a.m. Saturday to the 4900 block of Calvert Road for a Metro rail incident.

First responders were on the scene of a derailment involving a Metro train on the Yellow/Green rail line, according to authorities…

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