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Nearly two dozen Boston commuters were injured when two carts collided in the Brighton neighborhood on Friday night.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Green Line trolleys collided on Commonwealth Avenue, leaving 23 people with non-life threatening injuries, according to Boston 25 News.
A cart sustained severe damage to its front end, including shattered glass and a shattered front panel, according to images shared by the Boston Fire Department.
“We have our security department on site which is currently investigating,” said MBTA Managing Director Steve Poftak. “It shouldn’t happen and we’ll find out why it happened and make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
A passenger described the jarring 6pm collision at the local outlet.
“The train was stopped at the light when it suddenly moved forward,” Brian Sirman told Boston 25 News. “It was like the worst amusement park ride you could imagine, just shaking you forward.”
“I didn’t fall out of my seat other than banging my head against the metal bar behind me,” Sirman told the station.
An employee of a pizza restaurant opposite the crash, near Babcock Street station, said the crash shook the neighborhood, according to the report.
“I was just making pizza, I heard a bang and everything started to shake,” the cook reportedly said.
The 23 patients were taken to hospital for treatment, according to Boston EMS.
“I feel very lucky for myself and very bad for the people who have been injured,” Sirman told the outlet. “I really hope they all come out of this and don’t have lasting injuries.”
Local service was suspended as authorities investigated the derailment, according to the MTBA.
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