Video sparks scrutiny over Muni fatigue after empty-train crash in San Francisco
TL;DR
A video obtained by NorCal Bodycam appears to show a San Francisco Muni operator asleep before a July 31 collision between two empty trains near 47th Avenue and Wawona Street. The SFMTA attributes the incident to operator fatigue and says no one was injured, with a formal investigation underway. The agency has previously attributed a similar September incident to fatigue and launched a fatigue-awareness campaign.
- Video appears to show San Francisco Muni driver asleep before 2 empty trains crash ABC7 Bay Area
- Video appears to show Muni operator nodding off moments before S.F. train crash San Francisco Chronicle
- Sleeping Muni driver crashes into oncoming train KTVU
- Another Muni Operator Appears to Fall Asleep at Controls, Crashes Into Empty Train SFist
- Shocking moment train operator dozes off before slamming into another train caught on camera New York Post
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