Multiple deadly accidents involving duck boats have occurred in cities throughout the country over the past few years. Duck boats are amphibious vehicles originally used during World War II to transport goods and troops across land and water. In more recent times, duck boats have been transformed into the ultimate…
A school bus carrying over 30 elementary school students experienced a wild crash in Quincy on Tuesday, Oct. 25 and is now under investigation to determine the cause of the accident. Seven people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries and returned home later the same day, including five…
Operating within a metropolitan area unparalleled by its surroundings, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) is responsible for transporting millions of people with its trains, buses and ferries every day. Anyone who has ever spent serious time in Boston or its surrounding area has an almost intimate knowledge of “The…
With the start of school less than two weeks away in many areas, it’s the perfect time to discuss back to school safety. Whether your children take the bus or you drive them to school every day, there are steps you can take to reduce their risk of serious harm…
Taking public transportation is typically safer, more cost effective, and better for the environment than driving individual vehicles. However, the Mass Bay Transit Authority (MBTA), which operates busses, trains, and ferries in Boston and the surrounding communities, has had its share of accidents in the last few years. Due to…
Whether you use public buses through the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to go to work, or chartered tour buses while on vacation, bus transportation is generally an efficient and safe way to travel. However, as with any type of vehicle accidents can occur, potentially resulting in property damage, injury,…
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has decided to stop the use of a guardrail-end terminal over concerns that there may be safety issues. The rail-end guardrail pieces, known as the ET-Plus, are made by Trinity Industries of Texas. The manufacturer has already have been the subject of products liability lawsuits…
According to an affidavit from the MBTA police, the 42-year-old bus operator who drove through a guardrail was holding a cell phone when the accident happened. Eight people sustained non-life threatening injuries in the Newton, MA bus crash on Sunday that left a bus to partially hang off a bridge…
A fiery truck crash involving a bus and a FedEx vehicle has claimed the lives of 10 people in Northern California. According to the CHP, the victims include the drivers of the two vehicles, five students, and three adult chaperones. There were 19 students on the bus that was struck…
The MBTA now says that bus passengers aboard a Route 222 bus traveling down Washington Street in Quincy were forced to jump into action after the driver suffered an apparent seizure, according to multiple sources including WBZ and WCVB. Security camera footage from the moderately crowded bus shows the 37-year-old…