Firefighters help injured person from bus. Photo by BFD.
Transit Police report five people suffered minor injuries in a chain-reaction crash on Hyde Park Avenue southbound at Canterbury Street shortly around 1 p.m. that involved a 32 bus:
The vehicle in front of the MBTA bus, a 2016 Volkswagon Passat, attempted to take a right hand turn onto Canterbury Street when the operator was forced to brake abruptly to avoid striking a pedestrian who suddenly entered into the crosswalk at the intersection of Hyde Park Ave and Canterbury Street. As a result of the sudden stop the MBTA bus struck the rear of the Volkswagon which in turn rolled forward striking a pedestrian and another vehicle stopped in traffic, a Ford Escape.
Transit Police say the crash remains under investigation but that speed was not a factor. They add there was just one passenger on the bus at the time.
Video of the incident shows the pedestrian did not dart out, however.
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Thanks Adam
By BostonDog
Thu, 12/06/2018 - 2:13pm
For following the local stories.
More collateral damage for
By Mac B Nimble
Thu, 12/06/2018 - 2:21pm
More collateral damage for the car-obsessed city.
1 pedestrian, 1 bus, 2 cars.
By anon
Thu, 12/06/2018 - 6:24pm
1 pedestrian, 1 bus, 2 cars. I don't see any information that assigns blame to any one of these yet as the cause. You must have information the rest of us don't?
It's a crazy intersection
By Waquiot
Thu, 12/06/2018 - 4:44pm
The whole series of intersections for Hyde Park Ave, Canterbury Street, Cummins Highway, and of course American Legion are logistical nightmares for most of the day. I've taken to avoiding them by car as much as possible.
As Gwen Stephany would say.
By HolyMolyCodPiece
Thu, 12/06/2018 - 6:30pm
No doubt!
Just read the Transit Police version
By anon
Thu, 12/06/2018 - 5:39pm
According to their report a car stopped to let a pedestrian cross and the bus struck the vehicle. Based on their report they should have cited the bus driver. I hope for their credibility they did find the bus driver at fault.
Bus Driver is automatically at least 50% at fault
By roadman
Fri, 12/07/2018 - 8:21am
per the Standards of Fault.
Wait
By erik g
Thu, 12/06/2018 - 7:33pm
It's been nearly six hours since this was posted, and no one has tried to blame the pedestrian/the sun/anti-car-culture for this collision. Are y'all asleep at the wheel?
Everyone is too busy
By Waquiot
Thu, 12/06/2018 - 7:37pm
Looking at a video from Dorchester.
Someday I have to get some food from 100% Delicias.
La Taqueria is the real gem at that intersection
By Jeff F
Thu, 12/06/2018 - 8:06pm
La Taqueria is the real gem at that intersection. There's nothing on their menu that isn't straight up excellent - my personal favorite is the Korean barbecue pork belly taco.
(btw - thanks, fellow UHub chowhounds, for the recent tip re: Jim's Deli. Took the opportunity to pop in today for the first time. I had the Austin sandwich and was quite happy with it, although I almost regretted my choice when the guy behind me got the brisket.)
La Leconchera on Cummins is
By Murphquake
Thu, 12/06/2018 - 10:08pm
La Leconchera on Cummins is way better than taqueria
The Perfect Cluster
By SwirlyGrrl
Thu, 12/06/2018 - 7:48pm
There is a pedestrian, some cars, a piece of public transit, and no information on what the hell happened.
Not much to say other than "definition of vulnerable infrastructure user".
Video shows car stopped to
By anon
Fri, 12/07/2018 - 6:45am
Video shows car stopped to let pedestrian cross, and bus then hits car, which was pushed into pedestrian and other car
That quote seems to be victim
By Kinopio
Thu, 12/06/2018 - 10:47pm
That quote seems to be victim blaming the pedestrian. "Suddenly entered the sidewalk"? I wasn't aware there was a speed limit for walking in the city of Boston. Ridiculous.
um
By anon
Fri, 12/07/2018 - 8:30am
kinda sounds like the VW had a green light and the pedestrian did not have a walk signal. If that is the scenario I most definitely blame the pedestrian
Crosswalk
By lbb
Fri, 12/07/2018 - 8:44am
Crosswalk, not sidewalk (you meant that, I know).
Drivers and cyclists gotta keep an eye peeled when there's a crosswalk. Pedestrians have the right to use 'em. The car stopped (appropriately); the bus did not.
not necessarily
By anon
Fri, 12/07/2018 - 2:39pm
If the pedestrian is at an intersection where the crosswalk has a walk/don't walk signal, the pedestrian is obligated by MA law to wait for the walk signal. The car stopped (appropriately) because he didn't want to kill someone, not because he didn't have the right of way at the time. And the pedestrian in that scenario unnecessarily caused himself and others injury and property damage.
"As a result of the sudden stop"
By rb
Fri, 12/07/2018 - 12:46am
Most police agencies call this "failure to maintain safe following distance."
Ped light?
By Anon5
Fri, 12/07/2018 - 7:30am
Is there a pedestrian crossing light? And was it red or white? That info would have bearing to me as to distribution of fault.
Pedestrian "fault"
By Ari O
Fri, 12/07/2018 - 1:29pm
No pedestrian ever suddenly enters a crosswalk. A crosswalk should be assumed to be occupied by a pedestrian at any time and proceeded through with due caution. Which looks like what this driver was attempting, but the bus behind didn't notice and played bumper cars. That'll be a mark on their record, but I think you need 589 such marks before you get canned.
As for whether there was a walk signal … who knows, but … IT SHOULDN'T MATTER BECAUSE IF BTD HAD THEIR SHIT TOGETHER THEY'D INSTALL CONCURRENT WALK SIGNS AT ALL INTERSECTIONS RATHER THAN PRIORITIZING VEHICLES OVER PEDESTRIANS.
Suddenly entered
By Bugs Bunny
Fri, 12/07/2018 - 1:53pm
You ever walk behind someone buried in their iphone?
Exactly
By SwirlyGrrl
Sat, 12/08/2018 - 10:38am
And that is how I drive (even if I will buzz jaywalking asshats on my bike while emitting cheeky rebukes because my bike doesn't weigh 4,000 lbs and isn't as wide as a car) .
I am also not responsible for the actions of assholes who do not like operating at legal speeds, pass me illegally, tailgate and honk, etc. I don't justify driving over the speed limit in congested areas with "but those other guys will be assholes if I don't".
From What I Can See...
By XenaKat
Fri, 12/07/2018 - 5:33pm
From what I can see in the video, the pedestrian was not walking fast, nor did he have his head down looking at his phone. So much for "suddenly." He appears to be at least halfway across Canterbury Street when the red car is forced into the intersection by being rear-ended by the bus.
It looks like the car was hesitating at the turn to let the pedestrian finish crossing, but the bus coming up behind it didn't slow down or try to steer around. The car was forced into the intersection, and forced into the pedestrian by the impact from the bus.
I can't see the lights from the video, so I can't tell if the pedestrian was jaywalking or not. But my understanding of the law is that once the pedestrian is actually in the actual crosswalk, he (or she) legally has the right of way, and it's up to drivers to be aware of that and avoid hitting them anyway.
My armchair verdict is the bus driver being 100% at fault, but I'd much prefer to see video from another angle to be sure.
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