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Motorist slams into the back of an MBTA bus on Rte. 9 in Brookline; is pulled out of his car unconscious
By adamg on Mon, 07/29/2024 - 5:14pm
Riders in an inbound 60 bus were jolted when the driver of a Toyota minivan slammed into it on Rte. 9 just before Chestnut Hill Avenue around 3:30 p.m.
"We all went flying," one rider reports, adding the bus driver was shaken up.
The rider, who took photos of the crash aftermath, reports the minivan's airbags deployed and that the driver was taken out of the vehicle unconscious.
Despite the force of the impact, which appears to have totaled the Toyota, the bus did not appear physically much the worse for wear. Still, everybody was ordered off the bus - but the T brought in a replacement within 15 minutes, the rider reports.
However, the T was still reporting 25-minute delays on the route, which runs between Chestnut Hill and Kenmore Square, as of 5 p.m.
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Did he slam into the bus
Did he slam into the bus consciously?
take your time
That may take a little while to figure out, and the information may never become public.
The EMTs and the ER staff have other priorities, unless the answer to that question affects patient care. Even if they do learn the answer, it may be the sort of personal medical information that's protected under HIPAA. (Did they do a blood test and discover evidence of a diabetic coma? Private information. Scan to detect signs of a stroke? Private information.)
Fortunately, it's not information we need: whether the driver was conscious doesn't affect how safe that bus is.
It's cute that you think that
It's cute that you think that was a serious question.
Oof, my late father in law
Oof, my late father in law did this with at BAT (Brockton Area Transit) bus many years ago. I think his license was gratefully taken away shortly thereafter…
Would the police have access
Would the police have access to driver’s mobile phone record in a case like this?
Also, older drivers in Ma who are not at fault in accidents are getting their licenses taken away.
"Not at fault"
And "able to drive safely" are two different things.
Is there a silent blanket
Is there a silent blanket statewide (or, various muni) policy to consider all drivers above a certain age not “able to drive safely” whether at fault, or not?
police
can seize your phone and then get a search warrant to search the contents of it.
The bus barely looks damaged.
Maybe if the rest of the MBTA was built so well we wouldn’t have all these problems.
When Green Line trains hit
When Green Line trains hit cars they also tend to hold up pretty well. (The other lines rarely get the opportunity to test it out.) Busses and trains are really big, and cars are designed to crumple to absorb impact.
I was once the third vehicle in
when an MBTA bus stopped randomly on Pond Street in JP. My '66 Buick lost half the grill but was otherwise fine. It might not have happened if I wasn't so focused on fine tuning the radio in that pre-digital era. Maxanne was playing something that was more important than paying attention to the road.