Recent fatal crashes raise concern about light-rail safety in Twin Cities

Metro Transit plans to inspect its signaling equipment and review safety procedures in the wake of a series of recent crashes on local light-rail lines that have killed two people and injured three others.

The agency, which provides bus and train transportation throughout much of the Twin Cities area, also is set to enact new initiatives in an effort to keep people from being hit by trains, Metro Transit officials said.

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