Common wisdom was that if it was any experienced operator, they would have likely set the brakes and stayed in their seat for the collision. It isn't often that streetcars got crumpled in such a manner. Had the operator of PCC 4508 stayed in her seat, there isn't any way she could have survived. Even the passenger seat directly behind the operator was completely crushed.
The streetcar had to be pushed back on the rails before it could be towed away. Due to it's structural integrity, it had a walking escort to the Hillcrest shops in order to ensure it stayed on the rails.
These photographs courtesy Tony Komljanec.
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