Walt Disney World Monorail Crash....

[babygirl31287]

Early this morning there was a crash involving 2 monorails at Walt Disney World, killing one of the drivers... All my prayers and thoughts go out to the family...

 

http://www.wesh.com/news/19955188/detail.html

 

1 Dead In Disney World Monorail Crash

Accident Happened At Magic Kingdom Ticket Center

POSTED: 7:10 am EDT July 5, 2009
UPDATED: 8:42 am EDT July 5, 2009

 

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The operator of a monorail at Walt Disney World died Sunday morning when two monorails crashed.

 

According to the Reedy Creek Fire Department, the accident happened about 2 a.m. at the Epcot ticket and transportation area, where people catch the monorail to the Magic Kingdom and several Disney hotels. The driver of the other train was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

 

About five or six guests were on the monorail at the time of the accident, but they are not seriously injured.

 

"We mourn the loss of our fellow cast member," Mike Griffin, Disney World's vice president of public affairs, said in a statement. "Our hearts go out to his family and those who have lost a friend and coworker."

 

Griffin said the monorail is closed at this time.

 

It is not known how the two trains crashed. The Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating.

 

The monorail began operations in 1971. Each monorail can carry more than 350 people between the parking lot, hotels, the Magic Kingdom and Epcot.

 

Check back for details.

[Dzyre1115]

That is so horrible, it's scary to think of how much worse it could have been had it happened at another time of the day.  So scary!!!