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Disney Mononrail Crash Triggered by Employee Mistakenly Radioed He Activated Track Switch

The Orlando Sentinel has spoken with multiple sources with knowledge of the accident’s investigation.  The publication reports that a maintenance bay employee radioed incorrect information.  This combined with a shift change when a sick employee was granted early dismissal lead to events to the deadly 2am July 5 crash which killed 21-year-old monorail pilot Austin Wuennenberg.

Investigators still have work in piecing together the entire picture, including what roles everyone played.  The investigation is looking to whether Alan Rubino, the driver of the second monorail, should have realized he was traveling down the wrong track.  It has been determined that the maintenance bay worker’s mistake is not solely to blame.

Click here to read the full Orlando Sentinel article.

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