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12-Year-Old Injured 'Train Surfing' On MBTA Red Line
Transit police said the boy was taken to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after the train operator stopped the Red Line and called for help.
- On Tuesday, a 12-year-old boy sustained serious injuries after falling while attempting to 'train surf' on an MBTA Red Line car, MBTA Transit Police said.
- The child boarded the train at the JFK/UMass station in Dorchester shortly before 1 a.m. with a friend before climbing onto the roof, Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan said.
- After falling from the moving car, the boy suffered a 'serious but non-life-threatening head injury,' Sullivan said, while the alert train operator stopped the vehicle and called for help.
- Boston Carmen's Union Local 589, representing over 6,000 MBTA workers, praised the operator's 'swift actions' that 'helped save this person from a possible tragedy,' as police continue investigating.
- Regarding the danger of 'train surfing,' Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan warned the act is extremely dangerous and 'could literally cost you your life,' noting this thrill-seeking behavior is rising among young people.
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12-year-old seriously injured after train surfing Red Line, Transit Police says
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