On July 20, 2010, about 5:39 p.m., eastern daylight time, an inbound Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) Metromover, traveling about 10 mph along a fixed guideway, struck the trailing end of another Metromover. The struck Metromover was stopped at Brickell Station near downtown Miami, Florida. There were a total of 45 passengers on board the two Metromovers. These Metromovers operate in a fully automatic mode without human operators. Sixteen passengers incurred minor injuries and were transported to, treated by, and released from local hospitals. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were clear, with winds of 20 mph and a temperature of 87 degrees F. Total damages were estimated at $406,691.
Collision between Two Miami-Dade Transit Metromover Cars. Accident Number DCA-10-FR-005
2010
11 pages
Report
No indication
English
Transportation Safety , Metropolitan Rail Transportation , Railroad Transportation , Accident investigations , Railroad accidents , Automated people movers , Automatic mode , Damage assessment , Injuries , Passengers , Railroad cars , Rapid transit systems , Metromover accidents , Miami(Florida) , Dade County(Florida)
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