BOSTON — Nine people have been taken to a local hospital after a subway car derailed in Boston. Local emergency officials said none of the injuries are life-threatening.
Officials with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority said the accident occurred at about 11 a.m. Saturday when a Green Line subway car derailed in a tunnel near Kenmore Square.
#Green Line: Update: Delays of up to 15 minutes due to a derailed train near Kenmore.Shuttle buses from Kenmore to Saint Marys and Kenmore to Fenway. Please allow extra time for the buses to arrive.
— MBTA (@MBTA) June 8, 2019
At approx 10:55 a call for a trolley derailed between Fenway and Kenmore. FF’s had to carry multiple people in stoke baskets from the tunnel . 10 people transported @BOSTON_EMS . A great job by multiple agencies working together. pic.twitter.com/hQnc8Co5Ix
— Boston Fire Dept. (@BostonFire) June 8, 2019
This is what I saw in the minutes after the derailment. pic.twitter.com/WxLmJ0pqFn
— Bryan (@bryan_marden) June 8, 2019
Companies helping an injured person from the Green line accident at St. Mary’s and Beacon St pic.twitter.com/yehcwx4py9
— Brookline Fire Dept. (@BrooklineFD) June 8, 2019
A 10th individual was reported injured but declined treatment. All are expected to recover from their injuries.
Emergency workers said they were told by witnesses that everything went dark and they were thrown around the train car.
Busses are replacing train service on the #GreenLine @MBTA between Kenmore & Fenway for likely the rest of the day after this morning’s derailment, I’m live at 6 on @boston25 with updates on the investigation
— Julie Leonardi (@JulieLeonardiTV) June 8, 2019
The cause of the derailment is under investigation. The derailment caused major delays on the public transit system.
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