Bus smashes into tree in Arlington

By adamg on Tue, 06/20/2017 - 9:40am

Michael Bradford reports an MBTA bus crashed into a tree on Mass. Ave. in Arlington Heights shortly before 6:30 a.m.

Arlington Police report the bus had no passengers when it crashed outside 1194 Mass. Ave., and that the driver was taken to a local hospital for observation.

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The bus

By lurchie on Tue, 06/20/2017 - 12:42pm.

didn't get any farlington-er than the green line. Glad it was empty.

It was a draw.

By jmeltzer on Tue, 06/20/2017 - 1:58pm.

The tree didn't make it. The bus is in serious condition.

But the only other victims were those who had to get through that part of Mass Ave this morning.

Replace "pole" with "tree" in

By Dave on Tue, 06/20/2017 - 2:44pm.

Replace "pole" with "tree" in #1:

http://www.knowable.com/a/19-actual-things-people-put-in-their-car-accid...

I had to be the first one to point this out ...

By ScottR on Tue, 06/20/2017 - 3:17pm.

... but the tree was not wearing a helmet.

Ouch!

By JohnAKeith on Tue, 06/20/2017 - 5:16pm.

If a tree gets hit in the city does it make a sound?

so the 77 bus is running

By rozzie daggers on Wed, 06/21/2017 - 7:19am.

so the 77 bus is running about usual then?