WILMINGTON, Mass. — Keolis has placed the signal worker on duty Friday night on administrative leave after a deadly train crash in Wilmington.
This as friends and family continue to mourn the loss of Robbi Sausville Devine. She will be sorely missed by many including members of her choir, the Ipswich River Community Chorus – a group she called family.
“Her voice, her presence, her energy is what we are going to miss the most,” said Johnny Nichols Jr., who is the conductor of the chorus.
“She embraced us. We embraced her she was incredibly kind and passionate about what she did and about singing especially,” said Nichols Jr.
This, as another Wilmington woman alerted Boston 25 to a near miss late last year about a mile away. She says the lights were not flashing and the gate was not down at the Glen Road crossing.
“I looked over to the right and there was a big bright light and the train was really, really close. I mean, it was slowing down. So, I stepped on the gas made it across the track,” said Shannon Hogue of Wilmington.
Hogue tells Boston 25 she knows she was very lucky. She reported the incident to Wilmington Police but is unsure if the MBTA did any follow up.
“They need to get out there and take a look at it so they can fix what’s going on so it doesn’t happen again,” said Hogue.
In the meantime, her stepson provided us photos of Robbi saying she was an incredibly loving person. This, as family and friends mourn her loss.
“Just small but mighty. She was small in stature but she made an impact,” said Nichols Jr.
The MBTA says they will look into other possible incidents, adding they were at the accident scene in Wilmington all weekend. The T tells Boston 25 the system worked like it was supposed to work. The MBTA says human error is the focus of their investigation into Friday’s deadly collision.
[ Update: Keolis worker placed on leave after deadly MBTA commuter rail collision in Wilmington ]
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