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Can see fire you can see thick plumes of smoke. Several cars from metro link 102 derailed, three ended up flipping on their sides. Authorities say the driver the tractor trailer fled the scene found miles down the road and is in police custody. Why he did that . We dont know. Triage was a top priority after the crash. 30 people were taken to about a half dozen local hospitals four of whom are in critical condition. The good thuse isnews, no fatalitfatalities. This commuter train is a push train. The engine in the back so nothing to buffer the passengers from the collision. After deadly crashes in 2005 and in 2008 metro link put in Collision Technology that makes train cars expand instead of crumble. One former ntsb employee saying that could have made this a successful rerailment because no fatalities here and see the trains are all intact. We know the ntsb has sent a go team from washington theyre en route. They should be h ....