BOSTON (AP) — Federal investigators said Tuesday they have confirmed preliminary findings that a malfunctioning subway door caused a Boston man to be dragged to his death last year.
Robinson Lalin died in the early morning hours of April 12, 2022, while exiting a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Red Line train at Broadway Station. His arm was stuck in a door and he was dragged more than 100 feet along a platform onto a lower surface near tracks, the National Transportation Safety Board has said.
The NTSB said Tuesday that the probable cause of the fatality was a short circuit in the passenger door interlock circuit on the railcar. The short circuit enabled propulsion of the train while the door was obstructed by a passenger, and that caused the passenger to be dragged along the platform, the board said in its report.
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Officials say they plan to conduct safety investigations of all the major freight railroads over the next year.
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California’s transit agencies are asking Democrats who control the state’s government to rescue them like Democrats in New York recently did.
![FILE - A Norfolk Southern freight train rolls through downtown Pittsburgh, on March 26, 2018. Norfolk Southern became the first major freight railroad with deals to provide sick time to all of its workers Monday, June 5, 2023 but the other railroads are making progress with nearly 60% of all rail workers securing this basic benefit. All of the major freight railroads have said they're committed to resolving this key issue that nearly led to a strike last year. But most of those railroads are still negotiating with a number of their unions. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)](https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/5236c4b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1686+0+158/resize/500x281!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.googleapis.com%2Fafs-prod%2Fmedia%2Feeea8fecf95b4b8db0c799ceba57da61%2F3000.jpeg)
Norfolk Southern has become the first major North American freight railroad with deals to provide sick time to all of its workers.
The MBTA’s initial assessment also found a short circuit in the car’s wiring. The MBTA has said it inspected the doors on other railcars and found no similar problems.
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