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According to SFGate, "Two of San Francisco's historic F-line streetcars and a car have crashed, injuring an unknown number of people and causing Muni to suspend train service at the height of the evening commute. KTVU claims that "[t]he crash happened at about 5:45 p.m. when a passenger vehicle somehow became sandwiched end-to-end between two of the historic streetcar that operate on the F-Market line." (Speculation time: Maybe this had something to do with it?)

Just when you thought Muni PR couldn't get any worse, it seems that an L Taraval train had another collision with a vehicle today near 19th and Taraval. No injuries have been reported and no first-hand accounts are yet available. Shuttle buses replaced L service between West Portal and the zoo for a bit this morning, but normal service has been restored.

Never one to be advantageous about a tragic situation, Supervisor Bevan Dufty put his heart on his Facebook page's sleeve following the Muni crash. Ahem:

According to "a source close to the probe" over at that the L-Taraval driver was "slumped" over the train controls after the crash. Hm. Anyway, regarding the driver, a background check and drug tests are currently underway, which won't be done for several weeks. Also, said driver's name won't be released just yet. The entire investigation, it seems, might take "12-18 months," which, oddly enough, is the same amount of time one waits for a L train outside West Portal Station for the Muni traffic to clear. Update: Or was it a blackout? According to reports, an "early switch to manual power In the train tunnel" might have been the culprit. That, or God is punishing San Franciscans for yet another sin we committed. Stay tuned.