Somebody get hit by a trolley at Harvard Ave.?

UPDATE: Channel 7 reports the guy was on his cell phone, didn't see or hear train coming right at him.

Around 12:30 this morning?

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A little noise

There was a brief on channel 7 news.

  • 18 year old
  • talking on cell phone
  • walked in front of train
  • Commonwealth and Harvard
  • taken to hospital

Darwin

Darwin snaps his fingers in disappointment and moves this kid's marker into the "get him later" column...

What an aqua-maroon.

Oblivious

He didn't walk in front of the train, he walked smack into it!

boston.com...teen_falls_into_mbta_train/

Paying attention

“It is important that people always be careful around trolley rights-of-way,” said MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo.

Um, isn't it always important to pay attention to your surroundings, regardless if it's a trolley, an intersection, a mall, etc.?

While this incident is tragic, it further emphasizes our culture as one of isolation.

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