Washington Metro collision kills 9

The death toll from a collision between two subway trains in the US capital on Monday has risen to nine, broadcaster CNN reported on Tuesday.

At least 76 people were injured in the accident that has been described as the deadliest in the Washington Metro rail system’s history. A train that had apparently stopped between stations was struck from behind by a second train at about 5 pm. (2100 GMT), just inside Washington, near the Maryland state line.

“The scene is as horrific as you can imagine,” Washington mayor Adrian Fenty said. Few details about the dead have been released. The Washington Post said that the driver of one of the trains, Jeanice McMillan, 42, was among the dead.

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Gold : One in Billion

Abhinav Bindra won India’s first-ever individual Olympic gold medal when he claimed the men’s 10m air rifle shooting title in Beijing Monday.

Athens champion Zhu Qinan of China won silver and Henri Hakkinen of Finland took bronze. Bindra, 25, a businessman from Chandigarh, followed his world championship title two years ago to finally win a landmark gold medal for India.

In one of the most thrilling shooting finals in Olympic history, Bindra overcame a two-point deficit against Hakkinen and one point against Zhu after the qualification rounds to annexe the title.

The Indian trumped his rivals with the best finish of 104.5 in the 10-shot final as he went into the last shot level with Hakkinen on 689.7 points. While Bindra secured his best score of 10.8 in the deciding shot, Hakkinen managed only 9.7 to concede the silver to Zhu, whose last shot was 10.5.

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