BOSTON — The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate after one Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority light rail train rear-ended another Friday, July 30, injuring 25, including operators on both vehicles.
The Boston Globe reports the accident occurred on the Green Line B Branch, on Commonwealth Avenue in front of the Boston University campus. The injured were taken to local hospitals after a westbound train struck the train in front of it, damaging the vehicles and the rail line. One operator, who was not identified, was placed on paid administrative leave while the accident is investigated. In addition to the MBTA and NTSB, the Suffolk district attorney’s office is also investigating.
The accident comes 13 years after a fatal Green Line crash that the NTSB said could have been prevented by a positive train control-type system and called for the installation of such technology. That work is still estimated to be three years from completion, the Globe reports.
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