MBTA bus leaves trail of destruction after plowing into cars on Fellsway in Medford

MEDFORD, Mass. — An MBTA bus slammed into six cars on Medford’s busy Fellsway West on Thursday, leaving a trail of destruction and prompting a massive emergency response.

The multi-vehicle wreck happened along the Fellsway in the area of Salem Street near a Sunoco gas station shortly after 11 a.m., according to Medford Deputy Fire Chief Mike Lutkevich.

A Transit Police Department spokesperson confirmed the 62-year-old bus driver suffered a medical emergency before the crash. He was taken to a local hospital for “cautionary and evaluative measures.”

Two other people involved in the crash were also hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

A neighborhood resident who witnessed the crash told Boston 25 News that the bus plowed into the back of about four cars waiting at a stoplight, then continued across the intersection and hit more parked vehicles.

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The witness noted that the bus, which was not in service, also toppled a utility pole before coming to rest in a yard. Officials confirmed there were no passengers onboard.

Brooke Shaprio lives in that home and said she heard a screeching noise and instantly looked out the window.

“I saw the bus coming towards me as I was sitting working at my desk,” Shaprio said, “I was thinking ‘just stop, please stop’ and then it did, and once I saw that it stopped, I jumped out of my chair and called 911 pretty much immediately.”

Though before the bus stopped in her yard, Shapiro said the bus hit a light pole that came crashing down into the roadway, and several parked cars, one of which belonged to her roommate, Mary Kate Lynch.

“I’ve definitely thought about parking my car there before being like something could happen here but obviously nothing has until today, but it is what it is,” Lynch said.

Drivers were urged to avoid the area until further notice because police roped off the scene and tow trucks worked to clear the wreckage. The roadway has since reopened.

“We are extremely grateful no one was seriously injured or worse. We are very cognizant of what could have transpired,” Transit police said in a statement.

The crash remains under investigation.

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