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Back Bay crash sends one car onto its side; no injuries

By adamg on Tue, 07/09/2019 - 9:19pm
Crash in the Back Bay

Laurie Thomas reports:

Two cars collided at Commonwealth Avenue and Gloucester Street earlier tonight, sending one car onto its side. Bystanders said there were no injuries!

Back Bay crash
Neighborhoods: 
Back Bay
Topics: 
Driving
Free tagging: 
Commonwealth Avenue
Gloucester Street


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Comments

By bostnkid on Tue, 07/09/2019 - 10:18pm.

Same spot as his crash in 2010

By downtown-anon on Wed, 07/10/2019 - 4:54am.

Commonwealth Ave and Beacon St (not as much since it is down to two lanes) just seem to encourage stupid driving.

This suggests the car ran the red light at high speed rolling the SUV.

https://www.reddit.com/r/boston/comments/cb8yod/ju...

By RalphM on Wed, 07/10/2019 - 8:55am.

Because they are overbuilt roads and quasi-highways that shouldn’t be two lanes in each direction. They encourage speeding and reckless driving.

By BostonDog on Wed, 07/10/2019 - 8:40pm.

These roads predate cars, just like most of Boston's roads downtown. When Back Bay was planned a highway was a road that went over a hill.

By Pony on Wed, 07/10/2019 - 10:50am.

This is exactly what happened. I saw it live. It was so surreal. Thought it was that stupid movie by Ryan Reynolds being filmed for a second and realized it was serious.

By Stevil on Wed, 07/10/2019 - 11:34am.

People fly too fast down Comm Ave PLUS if you are not from around here the back to back lights on either side of the mall confuse drivers on the cross streets, not realizing that the red light 75 feet after the green light you just went through applies to you.

By Ann on Wed, 07/10/2019 - 7:51am.

sign says: "Watch for Turning Vehicles" and "No Turn on Red"

By Ann on Wed, 07/10/2019 - 7:52am.

sign says: "Watch for Turning Vehicles" and "No Turn on Red"
Glad everyone is ok

By frobot on Wed, 07/10/2019 - 10:49am.

WATCH FOR OVERTURNING VEHICLES