The Metropolitan Police Department stated that five people were injured in an accident involving an escalator at the L’Enfant Plaza metro station during rush hour. The accident happened at 8:30 a.m. when a bag or a piece of clothing got caught and detached a piece of the side panel.

Three of the people that were injured were taken to a local hospital with lacerations. Two others were treated at the scene.

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Four people were taken to Washington Hospital Center, one with serious injuries, after a vehicle struck five pedestrians on Thursday according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The accident happened at 11:40 a.m. at the intersection of North Capitol Street and New York Avenue.

The fifth pedestrian in the accident had only minor injuries. No names were given in this accident. A description of the vehicle involved was not provided.

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The Metropolitan Police Department was called to an accident on eastbound Michigan Avenue between 13th Street and South Dakota Avenue at 7:06 a.m. Friday. The accident was reportedly a rollover accident that resulted in the closure of the intersection.

No names were given in this accident. A description of the injuries involved was not provided. Police did not state how many people were in the overturned vehicle.

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 68 percent of motor vehicle fatalities in 2010 were passenger vehicle occupants, 13 percent were pedestrians, 13 percent were motorcyclists, 2 percent were bicyclists, and 1 percent were occupants of large trucks.

A pedestrian was hit by a car Saturday morning at the intersection of 19th Street and K Street Northwest according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The pedestrian, whose name was not released, suffered serious injuries.

No names were released in this accident. Police clarified that this accident was not a hit-and-run accident. The accident occurred at 4 a.m. and the intersection was closed for approximately six hours after it.

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An accident on Bladensburg Road near Douglas Street Northeast led to a robbery on Friday according to the Metropolitan Police Department. The crash was reported at 8 p.m. and officials stated that a man reached into one of the vehicles involved in the accident and stole a wallet.

It is not known if there were any injuries in this accident. no names were released in this accident. No further details were provided by officials.

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, 68 percent of motor vehicle fatalities in 2010 were passenger vehicle occupants, 13 percent were pedestrians, 13 percent were motorcyclists, 2 percent were bicyclists, and 1 percent were occupants of large trucks.

The Metropolitan Police Department was called to the scene of an accident involving a tour bus and a dump truck at the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Harewood Road NE. The accident occurred at 8:44 a.m. on Monday and the driver of the tour bus was pinned inside.

the driver had to be extracted, but the severity of his injuries was not given. It is not known how many people were on the bus at the time of the crash. No names were given in this accident.

The American Bus Association reports that more than half of tour bus fatalities from 1999 to 2009 involved carriers operating against the law or with a history of safety violations.

The Metropolitan Police Department was called to the scene of an accident where a pine tree crashed onto a motorcycle ridden by Carolina Alcalde. Ms. Alcalde was riding along 15th Street NW when the tree fell on her, breaking five ribs and severing her spinal cord.

Ms. Alcalde was the only one on the motorcycle at the time of the accident. She has been paralyzed as a result of the accident.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, motorcycles are more likely to be involved in a fatal collision with a fixed object than are other vehicles. In 2008, 25 percent of the motorcycles involved in fatal crashes collided with fixed objects, compared to 19 percent for passenger cars, 14 percent for light trucks, and 4 percent for large trucks.

The Metropolitan Police Department reported that Kaywone Wills, 14, was killed Saturday night when the scooter he was riding was hit near the intersection of Hunter Place and Howard Road. The accident happened at 7:20 p.m. on Saturday when Kaywone hit a bump, lost control, and struck a car head-on.

Kaywone was pronounced dead at a local hospital, while another passenger, who was not identified, was treated for minor injuries. Police did not release the name of the driver, but they said his vehicle had stopped before the crash.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that 1.13 fatalities occurred for every 100 million miles of travel in 2009. The rate in 1966 was 5.5 deaths per 100 million miles.

The Metropolitan Police Department reported that a man in his 80′s was killed on Tuesday when he was run over at an asphalt plant. The man’s name was not given, but he was an employee of Fort Meyer Construction in the 1100 block of W Street NE.

Officials state that a third party truck that was picking up asphalt at approximately 10 a.m. The man was declared dead at the scene.

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The Metropolitan Police Department reported that Morrell Ball, 32, was charged with felony destruction of property when he drove an SUV into into an office building less than one mile from the White House Friday evening.

The exact location of the accident was not given, but Mr. Ball hit a building in the central business district of the city. It is not known if anyone was injured in this accident, and officials say he intentionally drove into the building. The SUV was allegedly stolen as well.

According to the National Motor Vehicle Crash Causation Study conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, driver error is responsible for more than 90 percent of serious traffic accidents.