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Tuesday, June 3, 2008

7News Complete Coverage of Fatal MBTA Accident

Investigators rule out track, brake problems in train crash

BOSTON -- Investigators have ruled out track and brake problems as they seek to explain a commuter trolley collision this week that killed an MBTA operator and injured more than a dozen passengers, a federal official said Friday.

National Transportation Safety Board member Kitty Higgins also said investigators are awaiting phone records that could help determine whether the trolley operator was on her cell before the crash Wednesday evening, as some passengers have reported. [MORE]

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