A train came off track at the East Falls Church Metro station platform in Northern Virginia on July 29, disrupting the morning commute for passengers. (Video: Lee Powell / The Washington Post; Photo: Christian K. Lee/ The Washington Post)A train came off track at the East Falls Church Metro station platform in Northern Virginia on July 29, disrupting the morning commute for passengers. (Video: Lee Powell / The Washington Post; Photo: Christian K. Lee/ The Washington Post)Metro’s hunt for the cause of last month’s derailment of a Silver Line train is now a police investigation, the agency said Thursday. General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld announced that Metro Transit Police are opening a parallel investigation into the July 29 incident, in which a train derailed outside of East Falls Church station — a move that suggests that some kind of criminal wrongdoing from maintenance workers or inspectors could have contributed to the derailment. “The administrative review uncovered information that warrants further investigation by Metro Transit Police,” Wiedefeld said in a statement.

Source: Washington Post August 18, 2016 18:40 UTC