Driver Flees After Car is Abandoned in S.F. Muni Tunnel, Police Say

WHO:

Mission Local - The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) responded to the incident and conducted a hit-and-run investigation.

Mission Local - The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) posted an update about service resuming.

WHAT:

Mission Local - A car was driven into the Muni Metro subway tunnel, damaged city property, and was abandoned there; the driver fled.

Mission Local - SFPD described the incident as a “hit and run” and said the vehicle was removed from the tunnel and towed.

Mission Local - Muni service was disrupted for the rest of Saturday evening and resumed on Sunday.

WHERE:

Mission Local - Officers arrived at the tunnel entrance at Folsom and Embarcadero streets in San Francisco.

Mission Local - The vehicle was inside the Muni Metro tunnel beneath Market Street.

HOW:

Mission Local - SFPD said officers “located a vehicle inside the tunnel that caused damage to city property. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene.”

Mission Local - Police investigated the incident as a hit-and-run, and the car was removed and towed.

(UPDATED October 26, 2026 02:19 UTC)

A car was driven into San Francisco’s Muni Metro tunnel beneath Market Street, where it damaged city property before the driver fled. Police responded to the tunnel entrance at Folsom and Embarcadero streets and investigated the incident as a hit-and-run. Officers found the vehicle inside the tunnel, and it was later removed and towed. The abandoned car disrupted Muni service for the rest of Saturday evening. The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency later reported that service had resumed on Sunday. The incident affected transit in the city’s central corridor, but the available information does not specify how the car entered the tunnel or the extent of the damage. The driver’s identity was not provided.