-- "Drill tests transit safety" in Vancouver 24 hours on November 24, 2008On the cover. Yes, there would be causalities in this scenario. There might also be casualties, which would be more newsworthy.
Causalities
–noun, plural -ties.
1. the relation of cause and effect: The result is the same, however differently the causality is interpreted.
2. causal quality or agency.
Casualties
–noun, plural -ties.
2. one who is injured or killed in an accident: There were no casualties in the traffic accident.
3. any person, group, thing, etc., that is harmed or destroyed as a result of some act or event: Their house was a casualty of the fire.
4. a serious accident, esp. one involving bodily injury or death.
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