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The most recent stretch of MBTA safety problems involved passengers and bags getting stuck in train doors and another "near miss" on the Green Line, officials said Thursday. ....
MBTA Chief Safety Officer Tim Lesniak said the MBTA had about as many "door incidents" in 2023 as it did in 2022, and about half as many as the annual average before the COVID-19 pandemic, when the MBTA had higher ridership. ....
There have been several safety incidents on the T over the past few months, including times when doors shut on passengers or their possessions and one "near miss" involving personnel on the Green Line tracks. ....
The most recent stretch of MBTA safety problems involved passengers and bags getting stuck in train doors and another "near miss" on the Green Line, officials said Thursday. On Jan. 1, a passenger's leg became caught in a closing Green Line door at the Medford/Tufts station, according to a presentation MBTA Chief Safety Officer Tim Lesniak gave to the agency's board. The door ....