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Disney World monorail crash kills driver

by 158 | July 5, 2009 at 04:40 am

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This is sad but it

could have been

worse. At least

no visitors were

killed.

A monorail train at Walt Disney World crashed into the back of another train early Sunday, killing one driver, according to an amusement park spokesman.

A 2 a.m. ET monorail crash at Disney World killed one person, a park spokesperson said.

The crash occurred about 2 a.m. at one of the monorail stops at Disney World in Florida, said the witness, who requested anonymity.

"Today we mourn the loss of our fellow cast member," said a statement by Mike Griffin, Disney's vice president for public affairs. "Our hearts go out to his family and to those who have lost a friend and co-worker."

The statement said the monorail was shut down, "and we will continue to work closely will law enforcement to determine what happened and the appropriate next steps."

The witness said one monorail train rammed into the back of a stationary train. A photo of the crash provided by the witness showed the front car of a train badly damaged where it hit another train

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Captain Bananas (not verified)

at 06:50 on July 5th, 2009

"This is sad but it could have been worse. At least no visitors were killed."

Are you a complete moron?! Why would it have been worse if it was a visitor. A person died and thats as bad as it gets regardless of whether they were a cast member or a guest.

Bloody idiot!

termite (not verified)

at 16:30 on July 6th, 2009

Lets just face it this is a horror no one wants to hear about.

I was a Florida resident for nearly 20 years and took advantage of its passes for residents. Which means I spent many hours,days, weeks at the parks over the years..

One thing is sure, Disney takes care of its guests and it cast members are A1.

It is tragic that this cast member lost his life. NO DOUBT.

But for some miracle no one else did, even immediate family of the deceased can see that. And take some solice in maybe he did something in the last seconds of his life to prevent a more tragic event.

For the amount of people, cast members and guests alike, passing thru the parks daily. Disney has one hell of a safety track record. And that is not just because of automation, cast members do above and beyond, so most everyone can have a great Disney day. Even when they do not.