3 Suspended at Walt Disney World After Monorail Crash

In the wake of the Monorail crash at Walt Disney World on July 5th 2009 that killed the driver of one of the Monorails, Walt Disney World has suspended three employees with pay.

WaltDisney World representative Zoraya Suarez confirmed on July 9th, that the action against the employees was due to the monorail investigation and that it was still to be determined if it was due to disciplinary actions. The members that have been suspended after the crash are the monorail shop cast member, the monorail transportation manager that was on duty and a monorail pilot.

It had been reported, in the days that followed the crash that the Walt Disney World monorail manager was away at a Lake Buena Vista restaurant, relaying instructions through his two-way radio when the incident happened.

The National Transportation Safety Board has said that the victim, Wuennenberg, 21, had stopped his train and tried to back up to avoid the other train backing into him, after a switch failed to change position and all the two trains to pass one another. The NTSB, reports also that after their investigation at Walt Disney World, there have been no anomalies or malfunctions found with the train system.