Sound Transit Light Rail At-Grade Accident #2- Woman Hit on MLK Way @ S. Othello St.
The Seattle P-I (click here), The Seattle Times (click here) and KING 5 report (click here) that a woman pedestrian was hit by a Sound Transit train on MLK Way. From the Times:
“A woman sustained facial injuries Friday afternoon when she ran into the side of a light rail train in testing service on tracks along Martin Luther King Jr. Way South at South Othello Street in South Seattle.
Sound Transit spokesman Geoff Patrick said the woman, on foot, was running in a crosswalk at the intersection when she ran into the side of the moving northbound train, which had a green light at the intersection, about 4:18 p.m.”
So far, during testing, Sound Transit has had a :
1. Train vs. car-turning-left accident, and a
2. Train vs. pedestrian accident.
KING 5 interviewed kids on the street and their video showed one young man crossing the tracks without watching where the train was.
What will happen when regular operation begins?
Unfortunately, this will likely not be the end of the accidents. Read our previous posts on this safety issue HERE and  HERE.
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July 1st, 2009 | #