Results tagged “accident”

CalTrans has apparently been taken by surprise by how difficult Bay Area commuters (and Safeway delivery trucks) are finding it to navigate that new S-curve on the Bay Bridge. Following on that unfortunate grocery spillage last week, and following on 20 total accidents since the S-curve was added on Labor Day, they're committing to putting up big new signs that emphasize the slowing from 50 m.p.h. to 40 m.p.h. We ourselves have driven over it several times and had no trouble, but certainly no one wants to be driving defensively while going 50 m.p.h. around a curve. So for god's sake people, slow down! Oakand's not going anywhere!

Presumably due in part to this morning's weather, CBS 5 is saying that "[t]he CHP reports a fatal accident has closed Highway 1 at Devil's Slide.

Proving that Coke is better than its rival -- do any of you really prefer, say, Diet Pepsi over Diet Coke? If so, please explain yourself -- a Pepsi delivery truck and a female cyclist collided this morning, causing Muni delays in the upper Haight.

The other day, while walking up Monterey Boulevard, we noticed makeshift "Slow Down" signs posted along the street. They're there for a good reason. Today, according to Picasa user Karen, a vehicle going way too fast crashed and flipped over along the heavily-trafficked strip.

Oh no, not again.

The luckiest man in the Bay Area right now is doing well after his car careened off of Devil's Slide in Pacifica a little before 6 a.m. rthis morning. After driving off the cliff, the driver managed to call for help. He only suffered a minor bump to the head. The accident temporarily shutdown Highway 1.

According to the following Twitter message it did, Just this afternoon.

AlertSF informs us that Eddy Street in the TL will be janky for most of the evening due to a busted water main.

Hopefully, everyone got their anti-cyclist venom out yesterday, and we can turn now to this scene of unfortunate pain and near tragedy. It looks like a poor cyclist was smacked by a Sports Utility Vehicle going in reverse on Wednesday in Golden Gate Park. Here we give you a pic of the cyclist and after the jump, one of the Toyota 4Runner that hit him. (via SF Citizen)

At about 4:50 p.m. yesterday in Redwood City, a southbound train collided with a Honda near Whipple Avenue and El Camino Real. KTVU reports, "the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the San Mateo County coroner's office." The train was traveling "approximately 60 mph," so it couldn't stop. The name of the driver has yet to be revealed. No word as to whether or not it was a suicide hit.

Earlier this afternoon, at around 1:40 p.m., a pickup truck careened into the water off of Treasure Island. According to SFAppeal, "The truck entered the water on the east side of the island shortly after 1:40 p.m." the truck's driver was rescued from the vehicle 30 minutes later. "The victim was taken to a hospital to be treated for injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening." No word yet how, exactly, the driver ended up in the Bay. UPDATE: Alas, the driver of the pickup truck died.

This morning, a 58-year-old man died "after being found between a curb and San Francisco Municipal Railway light-rail tracks" at Church Street at 22nd Street a little after 9 a.m. This resulted in police activity slowing down service. But, according to SF Appeal, none one yet knows how, exactly, he died. While the cause of death has yet to be determined, and police are still trying to figure that out, Appeal received an unconfirmed tip, saying, "'I just got a call from REDACTED saying that the J church incident involved a dude dying because they got hit by the J line...possibly between the inbound and outbound cars...'" Heavy. We'll update you as soon as we know more. Oh, and service has since been restored to normal operation.

(Good grief, San Francisco. You're really making up for last week's glaring lack of BART strike with a busy morning, aren't you? First the fire, now this.) This afternoon, according to Appeal, an L Taraval smacked into a vehicle at a little after noontime today. "L Taraval Muni Metro service has been disrupted after the L hit a car at Taraval and 34th Ave.," they report. The male driver of the vehicle was "transported to San Francisco General Hospital with unknown injuries" Muni guru Judson True reveals. Expect a joyous ride on a shuttle bus until the L gets back on track. Update: The L is back and better than ever! Not really, but it's running again.

The driver of an adorable SUV crashed into a row of puny parked cars in the city's Russian Hill hood early this morning. According to reports, the big beauty was heading "down a steep hill on northbound Taylor Street" before rolling over and smashing into the vehicles. The mammoth vehicle finally came to a stop on Union Street. While specifics on injuries are not yet available, "[o]fficers and medical units responded" to the scene. Anybody see what went down? Sounds jarring. We'll up date with more info as it comes in to us.

A little after 10:30 a.m. today, a male cyclist "early to mid-twenties" collided with the M Ocean View at Arch and Randolph, temporarily disrupting service. According to SF Appeal, "the bicyclist was traveling southbound (downhill) on Arch Street and struck the right side of the train as it headed inbound (westbound) on Randolph Street through the intersection." No word yet who failed to observe the stop sign. The cyclist was whisked to San Francisco General Hospital to be treated for serious injuries. We hope his recovery is a speedy one.

Oh dear. Didn't hear about this one until today. Forgive the delay. It seems a woman fell from an apartment balcony at the Fox Plaza building -- affectionately known as Crystal Tower to less desirable ilk). According to reports, "the woman fell from 'a very high floor' of the 29-story building, located at 1390 Market Street." She crash landed on Polk street, between Market and Hayes.

According to a few frantic Twitter messages this morning, a moving van plowed into the side of a building, either near Dolores Park or somewhere in the Tenderloin.

A Honda hybrid, it seems, "[c]lobbered a few pedestrians and stopped the N for a bit in both directions" this morning at 7th Avenue and Irving.

Update: SFAppeal has the embeddable code. Why? Because some people understand the internet and online reporting. Anyway.

It's been a chaotic morning on the roads. First, a multi-car crash screwed up the commute on the Bay Bridge. Now, according to Action News SF, "The Ninth St[reet] off-ramp from Northbound 101 is completely closed [due to] to an injury accident involving a cement truck." Traffic head to the East Bay, though, looks fine -- at least according to the view outside SFist HQ.

This just in from the SFBike mailing list. "Does anyone know if this guy is OK? No Darwin jokes please. 'Park Station Officers responded to Divisadero and Golden Gate Ave with regard to a injury accident bicycle versus vehicle. The officers contacted the bicycle rider who stated he was riding his friend's "track bike" that does not have brakes down Golden Gate Ave. The bike is stopped by skidding...'"

The California Department of Public Health announced today that 13 California hospitals were slammed with "administrative penalties of $25,000 per violation" due to said hospitals failed to comply with licensing requirements that caused serious injury or death to patients. According to a CDPH report, the University of California, San Francisco Medical Centerwas fined after "[t]he hospital failed to ensure the safety of a patient by not establishing a safe and effective system for the administration of high-risk medications. This is the facility’s second administrative penalty." Other hospitals penalized were John Muir Medical Center in Concord (who "failed to follow its own policies and procedures for restraining a patient for radiological exams") and the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance (where a patient had to "undergo a second surgery to remove a retained foreign object," resulting in their death).

According to ActionNewsSF, "Caltrain service stopped in both directions due to a fatal accident where a train struck a trespasser at San Antonio Station in Mt View." After calling Caltrain to find out more, they could only confirm that, yes, there was a fatal accident at the San Antonio Station. Eeech. Sounds gruesome. Anyway, you should expect delays this afternoon if you plan on riding the train. Please adjust your schedule accordingly. Update: The victim was an apparent suicide. According to SFGate, "The woman, whose name has not been released, sat down on the tracks less than a half-mile north of the San Antonio station about 11:30 a.m. and was hit by a southbound train."

Shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, a charter bus carrying French tourists overturned on a Highway 101 overpass in Soledad, about 100 miles southeast of San Francisco, killing at least 5 and injuring over a dozen passengers. According to California Highway Patrol spokesman Brian Wiest, the accident ejected four passengers from the vehicle, "sending one over the side of the road and onto railroad tracks 60 to 70 feet below. "It's a tragedy," Wiest said. "It's certainly one of worst I've seen in a long time." KTVU reports that a total of "36 people had been on board, including 34 French tourists, one Canadian tour guide and an American driver." The group was driving down to Southern California, heading to LAX to fly back to France. Three patients were whisked away to Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, who are still in critical condition. One, a 52-year-old man, later died, according to hospital spokeswoman Adrienne Laurent. No word yet on what exactly caused the accident.

      

Flickr Photog David Lytle and interweb notable Jamison came across this Sunday afternoon scene at Market and Sanchez. An accident involving a motorcycle, the F-line, a silver Scion, and possibly a fourth vehicle came together in an unfortunate accident.

Scene from some sort of accident last night. Exciting stuff, folks. Any idea what happened?

A little before 3:30 p.m. this afternoon, a T-Third line collided with a truck, sending "at least a dozen" passengers to the hospital. Word has it "a southbound 18-wheeler at 3rd Street and 22nd Street" rammed into the Muni train. Buses will provide substitute service until the mess is cleaned up. Except delays during your commute home, Muni public transit riders.

While a gaggle of Girl Scouts were selling cookies in Burlingame on Sunday afternoon -- is it that time of year again already? -- a vehicle accidentally struck them and a few other people, according to police. The collision happened on Chapin Avenue after a 58-year-old man was trying parking his car, accidentally stepping on the gas rather than the brake. He wasn't charged with a crime. According to reports, "[f]ive people were taken to a hospital" and "[a]n 8-year-old girl and her mother are in serious condition at Stanford Medical Center with leg injuries." No other injures were reported.

A nasty spill took place this morning at the intersection of Market and Eureka streets. SFist reader John M. sent us this image from the scene. He guesses that it was "a left onto Eureka gone bad," going on to say that the rider was "not happy and very fetal." Ack.

All over the news today -- KRON 4 reported that geese were injured in the accident -- a plane has crashed in the Hudson River over in NYC. After taking off, the plane was scheduled to head to Seattle after Charlotte. The Coast Guard says about 60 passengers were in the water after the crash, but al of them were rescued. Read and see more about it over at Gothamist.