Rescue workers helped passengers off the tracks at the scene of the collision between two Green Line trolleys in Newton.
(Globe Staff Photo / Suzanne Kreiter)
Fatal crash on Green Line
Operator dies as trolley hits another in Newton; At least 7 hospitalized for serious injuries; Rail service disrupted, replaced with shuttles
Rescue workers helped passengers off the tracks at the scene of the collision between two Green Line trolleys in Newton.
(Globe Staff Photo / Suzanne Kreiter)
NEWTON -- An outbound Green Line trolley crowded with rush-hour passengers slammed into the back of another trolley along an idyllic stretch of track in Newton yesterday evening, a collision that caused the two trains to derail, threw commuters from their seats, and killed the MBTA operator who was driving the second train. (Full article: 1155 words)
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