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Man tries kicking moving trolley at North Station, loses balance, falls under trolley, dies, police say
By adamg on Tue, 05/30/2023 - 9:42am
Transit Police report a man died on the outbound Green Line tracks at North Station around 12:18 a.m.
In a statement, police say:
An adult male appeared to have missed boarding a trolley he apparently sought to enter. As the GL trolley was departing the station, outbound towards Medford/Tufts, the male proceeded in the direction of the moving trolley and kicked the side thereof. At this point the male lost his balance and fell under the trolley as it was in motion departing the station. The male has been pronounced deceased as a result of injuries sustained.
On behalf of the entire MBTA organization we express our most sincere condolences to family, friends and loved ones of the decedent.
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Comments
The T knew or should have
The T knew or should have known he was going to do this and taken the appropriate safety measures.
They know someone would charge a train???
How on earth is the T at fault for this drunk, angry celtics fan thinking he could 'punish' a train for leaving the station. Not to victim blame... but um, the driver is NOT to blame!
?
Just stop it. Thanks.
Were you born an idiot, dropped repeatedly on
your head as a child, or did you just start huffing cleaning products as a teen?
I'm going to suggest the possibility...
...that this was sarcasm.
In fact that seems like the likeliest interpretation.
not surprised costello fell for it
very surprised by you though
I'll admit it: it sure looks like I
got trolled. I should know better than to knee-jerk in response to random anons. Turns out I'm not immune to Poe's Law.
Really?
I am hoping this is sarcasm?
This is why I dislike anon
This is why I dislike anon posts.
I wonder
If there were any Transit Police on the platform when tragedy struck?
Doubtful
I'm a daily commuter and I've certainly never seen any T police at North Station. Or anywhere else for that matter.
I have!
I'm used to seeing them on the Green Line where they roll up to the front door and have a conversation with the driver while making a trolley full of people wait.
Why would it matter?
From the description it happened fast and without prior warning. It's unlikely any officer (or anyone) could have prevented the occurrence even if they had been nearby.
Absolutely nothing in the description notes the speed
seems the guy made a huge blunder but it could have been at slow-mo speed for all the description says.
More likely at 12:15 am rhan some ninja move.
RIP, regardless.
Genius
What in the world does it matter if an officer was there or not..you can’t fix stupid
Tragedy
It wasn't a tragedy. It was his own stupid fault.
Not a way that anyone wants their story to end.
I know the feeling of making a bad mistake and the immediate rush of regret that follows it - when you wish with all your heart that you could cancel out what you just did. I'm sad thinking that anyone would have to endure that feeling as their last conscious experience.
Disproportionate Karma
The guy did something impulsive and careless, but ... death? It just seems way too extreme.
I feel bad for his family, friends and anyone who had to see this.
I feel for the train operator
I especially feel bad for the driver of the train. How awful to feel guilt for a death you had no way of foreseeing or preventing.
That’s exactly what’s behind
That’s exactly what’s behind this unsettling feeling i’ve had all day. Thank you for putting it into words. Gentle peace to all who knew and loved him.
Terrible way to go
This is gristly. And as much as it sounds like some sort of "instant karma" situation for this yahoo... it really is deplorable to consider that this man died by falling **alongside** the train, not in front of it.
Think about it -- on any other MBTA line, it's not really possible to "fall through" the gap in the train platform, unless you do it in FRONT of the train, or do it perfectly in-between cars.
It does seem like a pretty bad design flaw that the green line tracks are so open, and that simply falling on the platform could cause someone to become enmeshed under the train carriage. Especially in a location like this (North Station after a series game), where non-sober people are to be expected.
I feel bad for the operator
I feel bad for the operator who was just doing their job and a person died under the trolley they were driving.
I’ve never seen these in he
I’ve never seen these in he States and the MBTA has enough troubles just running at all, but maybe something to aspire to, someday:
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/17/reference/platform-doors/
I have seen the floor-to
I have seen the floor-to-ceiling variety at some airport people-movers. Newark, Miami...
I don't know how often they are used with something like green line LRVs, where the front door of each car is tapered along the body, not parallel to the platform edge and barrier.