6 hurt in MBTA bus mishap

By Michele Richinick, Globe Correspondent

Six bus passengers were taken to hospitals this morning with neck and back injuries after an MBTA bus driver stopped suddenly to avoid hitting another vehicle near the Forest Hills T Station, according to a transit spokesman.

The Route 32 bus hit the brakes at 8:30 a.m. to avoid hitting a van that pulled out in front of it, said Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority spokesman Joe Pesaturo in an e-mail. The bus did not hit the van and was not involved in a crash, Pesaturo said.

The mishap occurred near Hyde Park Avenue and Weld Street. Pesaturo did not release additional information.