Disney World Monorail Collision Kills 1
- Sunday, July 5, 2009, 3:46
- News, Walt Disney World
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Around 2 am, two Walt Disney World monorails collided, according to reports from local news services. Emergency services immediately responded to the incident. 8 people were evaluated total following the crash. One monorail driver was killed. The other driver is fine physically. There were 5 to 6 guests on the monorail at the time of the crash. Disney World Public Relations tells Local 6 that they will release more information later this morning.
Statement from Disney
Mike Griffin, vice president of public affairs at Walt Disney World, issued the following statement Sunday following the wreck:
“Today, we mourn the loss of our fellow cast member. Our hearts go out to his family and those who have lost a friend and coworker. The safety of our guests and cast members is always our top priority. The monorail is out of service and we will continue to work closely with law enforcement to determine what happened and the appropriate next steps.â€
To read more about this terrible accident, please check out the WKMG Orlando article and the News 13 article.
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VERY UNFORTUNATE LUCKILY IT HAPPENED LATE AT NIGHT BUT DOES SHOW JUST HOW SAFE THESE MONORAILS ARE. THIS WAS A HIGH IMPACT COLLISION AND THE GUESTS WERE UNHURT. THE DRIVER STOOD NO CHANCE IN HIS POSITION
PEACE BE WITH HIM AND HIS FAMILY
agreed it is very unfortunate indeed. On behalf of all of us at The Travelears our condolences and thoughts go out the everyone who is involved and touched by this tragedy.