A commuter who was trapped between MBTA train, platform has been freed
The MBTA says the person became trapped at the Central Square station in Cambridge just after 7 a.m. Thursday.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A commuter who was trapped between a train and a platform at a Boston-area subway station has been freed and taken to a hospital.
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority says the person became trapped at the Central Square station in Cambridge just after 7 a.m. Thursday.
#MBTA #RedeLine: Shuttle buses replacing train service in both directions between Harvard and Park St due to a medical emergency at Central. Please expect delays as buses are dispatched. pic.twitter.com/jot6zUb2Uy
— MBTA (@MBTA) July 12, 2018
#MBTA #RedLine Update: Delays up to 30 minutes due to an earlier medical emergency. Shuttle buses are being phased out.
— MBTA (@MBTA) July 12, 2018
#MBTA #RedLine Update: Residual delays up to 30 minutes due to an earlier medical emergency. Train service has resumed in both directions.
— MBTA (@MBTA) July 12, 2018
#MBTA #RedLine Update: Regularly scheduled service has resumed.
— MBTA (@MBTA) July 12, 2018
The Cambridge Fire Department says the person was alert and conscious when taken to the hospital. The extent of the victim’s injuries was not disclosed.
#CambMA @CambridgeMAFire Engine 2, Ladder 3, Rescue 1, Squad 2, Division 1, with @ProEMSCambridge PM4 operating at Central Sq @MBTA for a person trapped bewteen a train and the platform. Third rail power has been ordered turned off and trains stopped in both directions.
— Cambridge Fire Dept. (@CambridgeMAFire) July 12, 2018
Final update on the incident at Central Square @MBTA, the person has been extricated and will be transported to a medical facility. @CambridgeMAFire units are in the progress of clearing. Third rail power & control of the station has been returned to MBTA. https://t.co/D4XhCNOH6k
— Cambridge Fire Dept. (@CambridgeMAFire) July 12, 2018
Thank you to @CambridgePolice and @MBTATransitPD as well as @ProEMSCambridge for their assistance in Central Square – public safety teamwork always at emergency incidents.
— Cambridge Fire Dept. (@CambridgeMAFire) July 12, 2018
Photos attached are from the Central Square #MBTA subway extrication at 722 this morning (12 July 2018): Engine 2, Ladder 3, Rescue 1, Squad 2, & Division 1 successfully extricated the person who was transported to a medical facility.
-SWhite photos @CambridgeMAFire #CambMA pic.twitter.com/hVGeqAR2Yt— Cambridge Fire Dept. (@CambridgeMAFire) July 12, 2018
The person’s identity was not made public.
The MBTA stopped trains and both directions and shut off the third rail, which provides power. Shuttle buses were used instead.
Trains started rolling again at about 8 a.m. but there were residual delays.
