BOSTON — A portion of the Green Line is still shut down Thursday morning after two trains collided near Government Center Wednesday night.
Four MBTA operators had to be taken to the hospital, transit officials said. Three of them have since been treated and released.
As of 6 a.m., one train had been re-railed and crews were working to get the other one back on the tracks. The Government Center station remains closed as an investigation into what went wrong continues.
Just after 9:20 p.m. Wednesday, a two-car westbound train with about 20-25 passengers struck a two-car train that was about to start service at Government Center station, according to the MBTA. Sources told Boston 25 the the trains essentially sideswiped each other as they were both headed to Park Street and they both derailed.
For commuters on the Green Line, shuttle buses are replacing service between Lechmere and North Station. Passengers can use the Orange Line to connect to the Blue Line at State and the Red Line at Downtown Crossing.
Just two months ago, a man was killed when his arm got trapped in the doors of a Red Line train and dragged at the Broadway station.
In July of last 2021, 27 people were hurt on a Green Line train after it crashed into another train in front of it.
NEW: Three of the four MBTA operators are now out of the hospital. The T says both Green Line trains derailed and both have since been re-railed. They are now checking the track infrastructure to see if any repairs are needed. We're working on a full report 5 & 6.
— Robert Goulston (@rgoulston) June 2, 2022
Last night, multiple units responded to a train collision on the Green line near Government Center. In total, 4 patients were transported via @BOSTON_EMS Basic Life Support ambulances.
— Boston EMS (@BOSTON_EMS) June 2, 2022
Green line incident update: one of the @mbta operators has been released from the hospital. @boston25
— Kelly Sullivan (@ksullivannews) June 2, 2022
FOR @MBTA riders on Green Line:
— Kelly Sullivan (@ksullivannews) June 2, 2022
-Shuttle buses between Lechmere and North Station
-Orange line to connect to Blue Line at State
-Orange line to connect to Red line at Downtown Crossing
-Blue line bypassing Gov Center pic.twitter.com/mo63cvSitd
Green Line Update: Shuttle buses replace service between Lechmere and North Station due to an earlier accident near Government Center. Passengers can use the Orange Line to connect to the Blue Line at State and the Red Line at Downtown Crossing. https://t.co/u1TJ9qsBNR
— MBTA (@MBTA) June 2, 2022
Green Line Update: Shuttle buses replace Green Line service between North Station and Lechmere due to a collision involving two Green Line trains near Government Center. For alternate downtown service, consider taking the Orange Line. https://t.co/84ObgP98Mp
— MBTA (@MBTA) June 2, 2022
Green Line Update: Service is suspended between Park Street and Union Square due to a collision involving two Green Line trains near Government Center. Please use the Orange Line for alternate downtown service.
— MBTA (@MBTA) June 2, 2022
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