BELMONT, Mass. — A car and a Commuter Rail train collided in Belmont Friday morning, causing delays on the Fitchburg line and seriously injuring a woman.
Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan said there were three boys in the car at about 8 a.m. Friday when the 58-year-old driver got stuck in Belmont.
An 11-year-old boy and a 10-year-old boy escaped safely, but the woman was outside her vehicle still trying to get the 6-year-old boy out when the inbound train to Boston struck her car.
She was taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The boys were taken to the hospital as a precaution, although they were unhurt. Only the oldest boy was the woman's son.
MBTA shuttle buses replaced service from Belmont into Boston following the collision.
No names were released.
Sullivan says the investigation is ongoing.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Fitchburg Train 408 (7:10 am inbound) will be held at Belmont due to a vehicle on the tracks. Updates to follow.
— MBTA Commuter Rail (@MBTA_CR) December 9, 2016
Fitchburg Train 408 hit a car on the tracks in Belmont, #Skyfox over the scene @fox25news pic.twitter.com/sGcjaFHr3x
— Julie Grauert (@JulieGrauert) December 9, 2016
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