Death at Disney World
A tragic accident occured early this morning at Walt Disney World. Two monorails collided at aroun 2 a.m. Although no park guest were seriously injured, one of the monorail operators was killed.
The accident is still under investigation and the monorail system at the a park has been shut down for the time being.
Walt Disney World spokesman Mike Griffin said the crash happened at about 2 a.m. Sunday, on one of the monorail’s last runs of the day. A cast member who was piloting one of the monorails died at the scene of the accident, while another monorail driver was taken to the hospital. The second driver’s injuries were not serious, Griffin said.
The trains were transporting guests leaving Epcot Center. Six park guests were on the train during the crash, but were not injured, Griffin said.
Source: Orlando Sentinel