Commuter train derails near downtown Washington, no injuries reported

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A six-car red line train derailed Friday morning near the Farragut North station in downtown Washington.

Metro spokeswoman Bessy Guevara said there were no reported injuries. Guevara said that according to a preliminary report, the front wheels of the train’s first car slipped off just after 10 a.m.

Guevara said authorities were at the scene trying to get passengers off the train.

Police have blocked K Street near the station. Emergency vehicles are rushing in from all directions.

Friday’s incident follows a Metro transit train crash in June that killed nine people and injured many others when a train slammed into the rear of another that was stopped on the tracks.

-- Associated Press