Two Injured When Cable Car Derails In San Francisco

CBS San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Authorities in San Francisco were at the scene of a derailment of a Hyde Street cable car Wednesday evening that reportedly led to two minor injuries.

According to San Francisco police, at around 5:45 p.m., officers responded to a report of a collision involving a Muni vehicle in the area of Hyde and Washington. Police said arriving officers found that the Muni vehicle — later confirmed to be the Hyde Street cable car — was involved in a "solo collision where it derailed."

Video from the scene of the incident posted to the Citizen App appeared to show the cable car off the tracks and surrounded by first responders and SFMTA maintenance workers, though the SFMTA had yet to release any information on the incident save for a tweet that said the Hyde cable car line was delayed at Washington due to "a Muni-involved collision."

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