Muni Houdini? Bus Accident in Bayview Thursday Morning (update)
Update (10 a.m., Friday):
How did the bus end up on the sidewalk Thursday morning? From SFMTAs spokeperson Paul Rose:
The operator lost control of his vehicle and jumped the curb. Four people were taken to the hospital with what appeared to be minor injuries. The SFMTA and SFPD are investigating to determine the specific cause of the accident. The operator has been placed on non-driving status per standard procedure pending completion of the investigation.
Original post:
A Muni accident this morning caused outbound delays in Bayview on Third and Palou, and we still don’t know how the bus ended up on the sidewalk. This photo came from reader ZA and Ariel D.
Another photo via Twitter:
Photo by @tweetsfromtheT
From @tweetsfromtheT:
Outbound T delay @ Palou due to #muni accident. 7:32 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013
We hope no one was injured. And also, WTF? We’ve asked the SFMTA for the latest and will update you as soon as we find out.
Prob. a short cut.
Thank you for the update…I have been looking for info on SF Gate and could not find anything about the incident.