Danger Train collision
As mentioned in the forum today, the Danger Train crashed into a red light-running car this afternoon. KHOU-11 has video and a few more details:
An onboard camera captured video of a Metro rail colliding with a car near the Medical Center Tuesday morning.
A couple for Willis was on their way to the Medical Center for an appointment when the crash occurred at Fannin and Wichita, just north of the bridges on Highway 59.
Luckily, no one was hurt.
Enlightened Houstonians (including the Chron's editorial board) would no doubt suggest that the couple from Willis would have been better off riding the Danger Train to the Medical Center, instead of driving there. Never mind that in order to do so, they'd have had to drive into downtown, park, purchase a ticket, then get on the train.
Anyway, I hope the train's windshield is undamaged since Metro just spent almost $50,000 on new windshields. It would appear MetroRail windshields don't have a long lifespan.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 12/26/06 07:45 PM | Houston Transit | Technorati | Sphere | Comments (13)
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