MBTA Station Safety Concerns Raised After Woman Struck by Falling Equipment
A corroded utility box that was part of a now-defunct biological agent detection system fell and hit a woman at the Harvard Square Red Line station in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The box's supporting brace, which weighed about 200 pounds, struck the woman, causing minor injuries. The MBTA has ordered inspections of support straps at all Red Line stations and the removal of 13 remaining utility boxes at Harvard, Porter, and Davis stations. The T called the incident an "isolated case" and vowed to have all inspections completed by the end of Tuesday.