At least 18 injured as train hits bumper in U.S.
08:14, 16 September 2009
MOSCOW. September 16. KAZINFORM At least 18 people were injured when a commuter train hit a bumper at a railway station in Boston, U.S., the Boston Globe has said; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
The mishap occurred at the South Station during morning rush hours on Tuesday. The train, with at least 300 passengers was moving at the speed of less than 5 mph when it hit a metal bumper post at the end of the track.
"It just stopped short as it was coming in very slowly into the station," a passenger was quoted as saying. "It hit hard, it stopped suddenly. A bunch of people went flying"; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.
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