Today is the 116th edition of the Boston Marathon!!! Runners are heading to Coplet Square, more than 26 miles from the starting point at Hopkinton. If you’ve been outside you already know it’s a hot one out there and both runners and spectators are urged to be cautious in the…
After a recent bicycling accident in Salem, a 47-year-old bicyclist was transported to Boston hospital and treated for serious injuries. The accident happened just before 7:30 a.m. on Washington and Federal Streets when the cyclist was hit by a Route 544 bus. According to local police officers and officials with…
The MBTA may have recently announced potential double-digit fare increases, but the popular transportation system was also able to announce a significant increase in ridership for the 13th month in a row. According to the Boston Globe, this last February marked a record high for that month’s figures for the…
A recent MBTA bus accident in Boston landed eight people in the hospital, according to My Fox Boston. The accident happened shortly before noon at Morton Street on Route 21, sending two bus riders and two passenger-car occupants to the hospital. It all happened when an MBTA bus rear-ended a…
During the end of 2011, rider statistics for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) totaled nearly 1.5 million per weekday. As of November of 2011, the system had seen its third straight month of more than 1.3 million riders. State officials conclude that 2011 was the busiest year on the…
A large truck was the cause of canceled train trips after the driver ran his vehicle into an overhead power system near New Haven, Connecticut. The collision caused Amtrak to suspend all trains traveling between Boston and New York for more than three hours last week, according to The Wall…
A Massachusetts bus accident sent seven Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus passengers to area hospitals recently. The bus accident happened on Route 28 when a motorist reportedly made a sharp left turn in front of the MBTA bus and forced the bus driver to slam on the brakes to avoid…
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) recently purchased two advanced locomotives from the Utah Transit Authority (UTA), making for the newest editions to the fleet in decades. These new additions were picked up by the MBTA because they were not only more fuel and energy efficient, but they meet new…
Our Boston personal injury lawyers know busy commuter systems increase your risk of slip and fall injuries during winter months. We have noted on earlier posts to our Boston Personal Injury Attorney Blog issues regarding the MBTA. The Boston Globe reports the brutal winter is taking a heavy toll on…
The driver responsible for a Boston subway accident that injured more than 60 people has admitted to text messaging at the time of the accident and pleaded guilty to criminal charges in connection with the May 2009 rush-hour crash, the Associated Press reported. As our MBTA injury lawyers have reported,…