Monorail Accident at Walt Disney World

by Leah Zanolla
Jul 5, 2009

Two monorails collided early Sunday morning leaving one driver dead. Emergency crews were called to one of the monorail stops at 2 a.m. after receiving reports of two monorails colliding. Reports suggest that the train was leaving Epcot and was arriving at the Ticket and Transportation Center. According to witnesses, one monorail ran into another stationary train. One of the drivers, Austin Wuennenberg (21), was pronounced dead at the scene. The other was taken to the hospital, but did not have serious injuries. A family of six were the only passengers on the train. They were evaluated by paramedics, but were uninjured and released at the scene. This is the first fatal accident in the Walt Disney World monorail system's history. Officials are still working to determine the cause of the collision.

More details will be added as they are released.

UPDATE: The monorail system reopened on July 6th after receiving OSHA clearance.


For more information on the monorail safety system, read this article on Wikipedia. (Please be aware that Wikipedia is a user-driven website)

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