Members of Boston College’s national championship hockey team are among seven teenagers charged after an accident with an MBTA trolley early Sunday morning, the Boston Globe reported. The Boston car accident occurred when a Jeep carrying seven teenagers tried to make a U-turn across the tracks on Commonwealth Avenue near…
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Big Dig safety review highlights road defects as potential cause of Massachusetts car accidents
Safety concerns remain in Big Dig tunnels, nearly five years after a high-profile incident in which a 28-year-old motorist was killed in a 2006 Boston car accident caused by collapsing ceiling panels, the Boston Herald reported. The chronic problems plaguing the Big Dig are a glaring example of road defects…
Bicyclists push for better safety, prevention of Boston bicycle accidents
An Amherst bicycle accident injured a 22-year-old University of Massachusetts student, after he was struck by a car Saturday night on Main Street, the Patriot Ledger reported. The driver of the car, believed to be a dark sedan, fled the scene. The Massachusetts bicycle accident is the latest in a…
Framingham firefighters injured in Massachusetts work-injury accident
State inspectors continue to review an accident earlier this month in which four firefighters were injured when a Framingham fire truck rolled over while returning from a call, the MetroWest Daily News reported. The truck was on Edgell Road about 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning when it rolled 360 degrees and…
Spring brings increased risk of Boston motorcycle accidents
A Boston motorcycle accident on Sunday sent a 46-year-old man to the hospital with life-threatening head injuries, the MetroWest Daily News reported. Sunday’s accident occurred shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Grove Street in Framingham. The victim was flown by rescue helicopter to Brigham & Women’s Hospital in Boston. The investigation…
Mother Says Infant Died Due to Defective Baby Sling Product
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a joint statement with Health Canada this week warning about the use of certain baby slings. The CPSC says it has identified fourteen suffocation deaths that occurred while babies were in the sling-style carriers. The CPSC says most of the children were younger…
Two killed in pedestrian accidents on highways
Two pedestrians were killed in separate accidents on highways in eastern Massachusetts in the past 24 hours, State Police said. Bruce Flaherty, 46, of Salisbury was fatally injured when he was hit by a car after stepping into the right lane on Route 95 South in Newbury at about 7:30…
Two dead, dozens injured in charter bus crash
By CHRTOPHER TUFFLEY SEBRING –Two fatalities have been confirmed by the Florida Highway Patrol in the charter bus crash that occurred at 2:15 p.m. Monday afternoon on U. S. 27 at the intersection with Lake Francis Road. The bus, chartered by South Florida Community College for its Exploritas program, was…
Injuries to Pedestrians Often Preventable
The city of Boston is known for its aggressive drivers. There are a lot of people in a small area, with many of them in a hurry to get where they’re going. One of the unfortunate consequences of aggressive driving is motor vehicle collisions with pedestrians. A recent look at…