Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

• Small Plane Crashes Into California Homes

  Jenny Albano | April 14, 2008 1:31 AM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  A small plane crashed into two homes outside of los Angeles on Saturday, April 12, injuring two passengers and three people on the ground. The plane crashed at around 4 p.m. and the fuselage...

• Another San Francisco Muni Pedestrian Accident!

  Claude Wyle | December 13, 2007 2:36 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  I wish I was kidding, but I am sad to advise that the San Francisco MUNI has just been involved in its 18th pedestrian accident since this last July. Of these 18 reported MUNI pedestrian accidents, five have caused deaths. While this time, the MUNI bus did not kill anyone, the lady who was struck was taken to San Francisco General with personal injuries. Not surprisingly, although the accident...

• Train Smashes into Truck on Railroad Tracks

  Chrissie Cole | October 27, 2007 7:52 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  An Amtrak train traveling northbound struck a large truck that was parked next to the railroad tracks, on Tuesday night. The train accident happened at 9:25 p.m., the driver of the truck was not at the scene and no one was injured.The big rig was parked to close to the train tracks, according to California Highway Patrol.Authorities are investigating the accident and are unsure why the truck was...

• San Francisco Muni Bus Causes Pedestrian Accident

  Claude Wyle | October 08, 2007 7:13 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  A San FranciscoMuni Bus struck a pedestrian early Tuesday morning, at the corner of 6th and Market Street, in San Francisco, California. Passengers on the bus yelled at the driver to stop, but it was too late; the bus ran right into the woman. The pedestrian survived this Muni Bus collision, but suffered severe personal injuries. Police are currently investigating the incident, which marks...

• Muni Riders Rescue Fellow Rider

  Claude Wyle | October 04, 2007 2:52 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Riders on the L-line streetcar witnessed horrific drama Tuesday night, as Muni riders saved a fellow rider from serious injuries. The drama began when the hand of an unknown rider became trapped in a Muni door. As the train accelerated, the man was dragged against the asphalt. Panicked passengers tried to alert the Muni driver. Fortunately, as the man was inches away from the wall of a...

• Gold Line Train Hits Car at Crossing

  Shannon Weidemann | September 24, 2007 12:55 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A Gold Line commuter train running between Los Angeles and Pasadena hit an SUV at a crossing on Friday. The driver of the SUV was hurt in the train accident, as well as five other people. The accident happened at Avenue 50 and Marmion Way. Authorities believe the woman was trying to beat the train. There are flashing lights and bells at the train crossing and they were working at the time of...

• Plane Crashes in Chattanooga

  Shannon Weidemann | September 21, 2007 5:06 PM | 0 CommentsVentura, CA

  Four men were injured when a small plane crash landed in Chattanooga. The plane was trying to make an emergency landing at a Chattanooga airport and fell short of its goal. It landed in a shopping center parking lot, hit two cars and a lightpole. Investigators were looking into whether the plane ran out of fuel as it approached Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, police Sgt. Jerri Weary...

• Two Killed In Pedestrian-Train Accidents within Hours

  Chrissie Cole | September 08, 2007 7:49 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Two pedestrians were killed within a nine-hour span of one another, Thursday, in two separate railroad accidents in the Bay Area.Union Pacific officials report a Newark woman was killed after being struck by a freight train at 3:04 a.m. while walking across the train tracks on Cedar Blvd. The accident is currently under investigation. Barely eight hours after the first accident authorities...

• Metro Blue Line Train Hits Truck

  Shannon Weidemann | September 03, 2007 6:03 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A Metro Blue Line train got into a car accident in Los Angeles when it collided with a truck. The train accident was on the rail line between Los Angeles and Long Beach. Rail travel between the two cities was affected. The accident took place at 5:26 p.m. at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Maple Avenue, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Helen Gilstrap.At...

• Pedestrian Attorneys Seek Accountability From Muni

  Claude Wyle | September 03, 2007 4:46 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  In SAN FRANCISCO, the fourth victim of a Muni-involved pedestrian crash in two weeks was struck by a Muni train Tuesday. According to the Muni's own spokesperson, as of last week, San Francisco Muni vehicles had been involved in 956 accidents this year alone, 39 with pedestrians, five of which were fatal. San Francisco pedestrians are being run over at an astoundingly high rate, and The City...