Railroad crossing gate lands on bus carrying children in Freetown

Railroad crossing gate lands on bus carrying children in Freetown

FREETOWN, Mass. (WPRI) — Just one day after the South Coast Rail service started, there was a close call between a commuter train and a school bus in Freetown. The bus driver followed protocol Tuesday afternoon by stopping at the railroad crossing on Braley Road and looking both ways for trains, according to the school district. All aboard! South Coast Rail now in service Determining it was clear, the driver started across the tracks when …

Railway crossing gate comes down on school bus carrying kids in Freetown

A school bus with children on board had a close call with a train Tuesday in Freeport, Massachusetts, with a crossing gate coming down on the hood. Video shows the bus stopped under the arm as an MBTA Commuter Rail train races past it. “They saw the lights flashing and heard the train coming,” said Becky McMenamy, whose two sons were on the bus, which was taking middle and high school students home in the Freetown Lakeville Regional School Distr…

A school bus with children on board was about to hit a train on Tuesday in Freetown, Massachusetts, when a crossing barrier collapsed over the hood. A video shows how the bus stopped under the arm as a MBTA proximity train moved forward at full speed. “They saw the lights blink and heard the train coming,” said Becky McMenamy, whose two children were traveling on the bus, who took high school and high school students to their homes in the Freeto…