A man died this Sunday after his arm got stuck in the door of a Boston Metro Red Line train and was dragged into a tunnel to the Broadway station, the County District Attorney’s Office reported. of Suffolk.
Despite the tragic incident that occurred at 12: 50 am, Red Line trains continued to operate normally, authorities indicated.
Through a statement, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) noted that a thorough investigation is underway. The transportation authorities sent an email to NBC10 Boston and NECN giving the details of the investigation.
“The subway it is a safe and reliable mode of transit, with hundreds of thousands of passengers using it every day without incident. As MBTA Transit Police detectives work to establish the facts, the investigation will include, among others, collecting witness statements, reviewing images captured by cameras, and examining vehicle inspection and maintenance records.
A regular Red Line user named Catherine Backer told NBC10 Boston her impressions of the incident: “It is quite unthinkable. It’s hard to imagine someone suffering like this”.
“Usually I’m very aware of the yellow line, so I go fast when everyone gets off and if the doors are closing, I’m never close to that yellow line that separates the doors,” Michelle Ciambella, a regular on the Red Line, told the aforementioned media outlet.
In recent months, numerous users have been injured on the MBTA team. A dozen people were taken to hospital last July after an accident on the Green Line. Nine other people were injured when a Back Bay station elevator malfunctioned, WHDH reported.