NEWTON, Mass. — Two commuter trains collided and derailed during the evening rush hour outside Boston on Wednesday, trapping and killing the operator of one train and injuring several passengers, authorities said.
The crash came just hours after an elevated train derailed in Chicago, sending several people to hospitals in a wreck that officials quickly blamed on operator error.
Investigators did not know what caused the Boston-area wreck, which injured about 10 passengers. The female operator’s body was still trapped in the wreckage late Wednesday.
The two-car train she was operating slammed into the back of another two-car train approaching Woodland Station, said Joe Pesaturo, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The Associated Press
