Memphis Suspension Railway - Incidents and Accidents

Incidents and Accidents

On June 19, 1994, a 19-year-old female Memphis State University student, Shellie McKnight, fell while cleaning the exterior windows of one of the cars and died. The 26 ft (7.9 m), fatal fall was subsequently ruled accidental by Memphis Police.

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