While the printed media may be calling it the "Seattle streetcar" now, it will always be the S.L.U.T. to us. Yesterday afternoon one of the South Lake Union Trolleys struck a parked truck its backend was hanging over the streetcar's path. While the accident did not seriously damage either the streetcar or the parked truck, it did shut down service for 25 minutes, and the streetcar has been removed from service for minor repairs. No one was injured in the accident.

If Seattlest's short term memory (and Google) serves us correctly, this is the first accident involving a parked vehicle. It's not the S.L.U.T.'s first fender-bender though—just a week into its existence, an SUV ran a red light and hit one of the trolleys. The 1.3 mile-long streetcar route opened to the public December 12th of last year.

"S.L.U.T. Crossing" by Seattlest Flickr Contributor smastrong