Breaking News, Monorails at WDW collide

[susiemouse]

Fox news just reported 2 monorails collided, killing one driver. They didn't have detailed info, posted local news link.

www.cfnews13.com

 

[Annette_VA]

Yeah, Kathy just posted the same thing on her FB page. So sad!!

Here's the link she posted:
http://www.clickorlando.com/news/19954891/detail.html

 

[disneyholic family]

oh my god - terrible!

 

[disneyholic family]

sorry - this was already posted..

 

[IslandAdventure4]

Thats Horrible!!!

 

[Disneybridein2k3]

Coming on the heels of the DC Metro accident on June 23, 2009 (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,528203,00.html), this is both very sad.

 

[safetymom]

The accident at MK happened early this morning around 2 AM.

 

[jennz]

Very tragic.

 

[cdotla]

Oh my gosh...what terrible news. My prayers go out to everyone involved.

 

[DISNEYNV]

Horrible news!

 

[dis2cruise]

Oh this is so sad, my thoughts and prayers go to the family

 

[Disneybridein2k3]

The accident at MK happened early this morning around 2 AM.

I was so upset about the news, I missed pertinent info. I only saw the accident happened yesterday - I didn't see it was after midnight thus making it today. Edited original post to correct. Thanks for pointing that out. Very tragic news indeed.

 

[susiemouse]

We have had several MBTA (commuter train) accidents in and outside of Boston over the last year and a half. The contributing factor to the last one was the driver was texting. It is so sad, my thoughts and prayers go out to the driver's family.

 

[Zdog]

This just cleared Associated Press at my TV station:

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Walt Disney World says a monorail at the
Florida theme park is out of service after an employee death.
The Reedy Creek Fire Department tells Orlando television station
WESH that two monorails collided around 2 a.m. Sunday, killing the
operator of one of the trains. The station says no guests were
seriously injured.
Walt Disney World vice president of public affairs Mike Griffin
issued a statement offering condolences to the employee's family
member and saying the monorail was closed.
A Disney spokeswoman declined to discuss details of the
accident.
Messages were left by The Associated Press seeking comment from
the fire department and the sheriff's office.

 

[TSWJan78]

Just heard this on the Today show.. How sad. Thank god there was no one up front with the driver.

 

[Launchpad11B]

Very sad. It's the first fatality in the monorail's 38 year history.

 

[auroralark]

How could that happen? That's so sad.

 

[Mouse Skywalker]

Very sad indeed, and a tragic way to end the 4th of July festivities. My sympathies go out to the CM families involved.

 

[LeahZ]

Here's my story about this accident:
http://www.wdwinfo.com/news/General_Disney_News/Monorail_Accident_at_WDW.htm

A lot of the reports give conflicting information. I will update the story as more details come out.

 

[mikelan6]

This is terrible that a cast member was killed.

Maybe it's time for Disney to upgrade and expand their monorail system.