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What We Know About The Green Line MBTA Crash

This Green Line car is significantly damaged after striking another trolley along Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. (Courtesy NTSB)
This Green Line car is significantly damaged after striking another trolley along Commonwealth Avenue in Boston. (Courtesy NTSB)

New details are emerging about Friday afternoon’s Green Line MBTA crash that injured more than 25 people. The rearmost westbound train was moving at 30 miles per hour in a 10 mile per hour zone when it hit a second train from behind near Babcock Street, according to a preliminary investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. We speak with Jarred Johnson, the Executive Director of transit advocacy group TransitMatters, about what comes next.

This segment aired on August 3, 2021. The audio for this segment is not available.

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