100 MBTA passengers evacuated in Boston

100 riders evacuated after MBTA Green Line trolley collides with another
No injuries were reported after a Green Line trolley rolled backward and “hitched” onto another trolley Wednesday, according to the MBTA.
100 MBTA passengers evacuated in Boston after trolley rolls back into another
The MBTA partially shut down service on the Green Line in Boston Wednesday night because a trolley rolled back into the trolley behind it at Park Street. Approximately 100 passengers were told to get off the trolleys and walk through the tunnels to reach an exit.
Investigation underway after MBTA Green Line trolley collides with another
An MBTA Green Line trolley parked at the Park Street station collided with another trolley behind it Wednesday evening, NewsCenter 5 has learned.
About 100 riders evacuated after Green Line trolley rolls backward, becomes ‘hitched’ to trolley at Park Street station
Shortly before 7:30, a stopped Green Line trolley at Park Street rolled backward and hitched to the trolley behind it, officials said.
Dozens walk out of Green Line tunnel after ‘collision’ between trolleys
Dozens of MBTA passengers were forced to walk their way out of a Green Line tunnel as part of their evening commute on Wednesday night, after a pair of trains collided and stuck together — sort of. About 100 passengers were forced to debark and leave the train on foot when one Green Line trolley apparently rolled backward into another around 7:30 p.
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