Metro crash causes insurance to spike; other costs expected

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Insurance costs because of last month’s deadly Metro crash, even before it has to face pricey victims’ lawsuits and repairs to its automatic safety system.

The transit agency’s annual liability insurance premiums have nearly doubled because of the deadly June 22 crash and a bus accident last fall that killed a California man, Metro spokeswoman Angela Gates said.

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