What’s with all of the transit crashes lately? Today in San Francisco, two light rail Muni cars crashed on the outbound platform of West Portal Station. There were multiple injuries in the crash but none appeared life threatening.
CNN has more on the crash and notes, “Initial reports are that a one-car train traveling at low speed collided with a stopped one-car train, Muni spokesman Judson True said in a written statement. He said the collision occurred on the outbound platform of West Portal Station.”
The SF Muni website notes major service delays. From the website, “On Saturday, July 18th at 3:15 pm, SF Muni is advising major service delays on the K, L and M light rail lines due to an accident between two light rail vehicles. There is no light rail service between the West Portal and Castro station.”
A police officer told CNN, “Apparently the conductor for one of the trains miscalculated a turn. It’s still under investigation right now.”
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