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35 people injured when two MBTA trolleys collide

On behalf of posted in Commercial Vehicle Accidents on Friday November 30, 2012

Yesterday, 35 people were injured, including nine with possible head or neck injuries, when two MBTA Green Line trolleys collided around noon. According to reports, the collision occurred when a trolley leaving Park Street Station rear-ended another trolley that was standing still at the Boylston Station platform. Boston EMS officials reported that most of the 35 accident victims taken to nearby hospitals suffered bruises and cuts, and none of the injuries appeared to be life threatening. However, witnesses at the scene described the impact of the train accident as "shocking." At this point, it is unclear why the moving trolley collided with…

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Are the MBTA Red Line platforms safe?

On behalf of posted in Commercial Vehicle Accidents on Wednesday November 28, 2012

Public transportation in Boston should be safe transportation. When a bus is boarded, one should expect that the driver has not been drinking. When a train passes through an intersection, it should do so with the safety of the train passengers as well as motorists or pedestrians near the tracks. And when a person is waiting for the train, the platform should be well it, well marked and wide enough so that commuters or other passengers can get on and off the train safely and not fall onto the tracks. And yet that is what has happened on more than…

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Commuter train kills teenager in Salem

On behalf of posted in Commercial Vehicle Accidents on Friday October 26, 2012

East bound and west bound Ocean Avenue in Salem come to a dead end when the roads reach the commuter rail line. Cars must stop and go north or south to find a crossing. A person could walk across. That may have been what happened in the fatal commuter train accident. An 18-year-old young man was walking with friends when he was struck and killed by a commuter rail train. An investigation is ongoing. According to news reports, the accident took place at about 10:00 on a Thursday night. The 18-year-old was with a group of friends when he was…

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Boston bus accident injures 3 — who is at fault?

On behalf of posted in Commercial Vehicle Accidents on Sunday July 29, 2012

Mass transportation in Boston dates back to 1631 according to the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority. Transportation around the city went from horse and buggies, to cable cars, to the El. Today's system is an interconnected network of busses, rapid transit lines, light rail trackless trolley lines and commuter rail routes. On an average weekday, about 1.3 million people take a trip on the MBTA. One can imagine that with that many rides per day, that there will be accidents upon occasion. One of those trips resulted in an injury recently, and it appears that it was not the bus driver's…

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Boston bus crashes into film truck, several injuries reported

On behalf of posted in Commercial Vehicle Accidents on Saturday July 14, 2012

An MBTA spokesperson stated that "With a strong focus on training in defensive driving, the MBTA is committed to providing safe and reliable service on a daily basis. Hundreds of MBTA buses make thousands of trips each day without incident." And yet, an incident happened recently in Boston and several people were injured. According to news reports, an MBTA bus was making a turn when it ran into a film truck that was there for the shooting of a Sandra Bullock movie. Many personal injuries were reported due to the bus accident, and there were no injuries to anyone on the…

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Texting trolley accident results in $1.2 million jury verdict

On behalf of posted in Commercial Vehicle Accidents on Friday June 29, 2012

A Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority trolley driver admitted to texting while driving, thereby causing an accident in which nearly 50 people were hospitalized with injuries. There were additional people injured who did not require hospitalization. One of those who suffered an injury in the public transportation accident, was a woman who hurt her neck and was unable to return to work after the accident. She was recently awarded $1.2 million in a civil lawsuit jury verdict. The accident took place on the Green Line in 2009. Apparently the MBTA trolley operator was texting his girlfriend and ran into the back of…

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Bus hits bicyclist in crosswalk

On behalf of posted in Commercial Vehicle Accidents on Monday April 9, 2012

Commercial drivers in Boston or elsewhere, have to pass additional certification testing to obtain their special driving certification. Those with a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) may also be subjected to more severe consequences if he or she is involved in a drinking and driving accident or is convicted of other types of driving infractions. According to a news report, a Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority bus driver struck a bicyclist in a crosswalk, causing serious injuries to the cyclist. It is standard policy after a commercial bus accident, such as this MBTA crash, for the driver to undergo tests. There were no…

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