Crime & Safety
UPDATED: MBTA Bus Stuck under East Street Bridge
Portion of vehicle's roof sheared off following accident.
One of the MBTA's CNG-fueled buses was stuck for some time this afternoon around 3 p.m., under the East Street bridge in Islington. A portion of the bus' roof was sheared off as seen in the photos.
Both the little league field and Roche Bros were evacuated following the incident.
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Fire officials from Norwood, Walpole and the MBTA were on scene to assist the Westwood Fire Department.
East Street reopened about five hours later.
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Patch reader Parker Harrington shared this video from the scene.
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