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Trains collide injuring 264 in Boston tunnel crash
An Amtrak Night Owl derailed into a rush hour commuter train in Back Bay Boston killing none but injuring 264 passengers. About 1,500 gallons of diesel spilled and ignited creating dense smoke as 900 aboard the commuter train and 190 aboard the Amtrak train suffered cuts, burns, and smoke inhalation. Emergency crews treated many at the scene while investigators probed the fault in a similar past incident.
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Chris Good
Thomas Glynn
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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