MBTA investigating 'possible human factors'

Investigation underway after MBTA Green Line trolley collides with another
An MBTA Green Line trolley parked at the Park Street station collided with another trolley behind it Wednesday evening, NewsCenter 5 has learned.
MBTA investigating ‘possible human factors’ after Green Line trolley rolled back and ‘hitched’ with other train
About 100 riders on two other Green Line trains behind the trolleys involved in the incident were escorted about 250 feet to the nearest station, the MBTA said.
100 riders evacuated after MBTA Green Line trolley collides with another
No injuries were reported after a Green Line trolley rolled backward and “hitched” onto another trolley Wednesday, according to the MBTA.
MBTA Green Line Service Halted After Trolleys Collide at Park Street, Passengers Evacuated
MBTA Green Line service was disrupted when two trolleys at Park Street station became hitched, causing evacuations but no injuries.
About 100 riders evacuated after Green Line trolley rolls backward, becomes ‘hitched’ to trolley at Park Street station
Shortly before 7:30, a stopped Green Line trolley at Park Street rolled backward and hitched to the trolley behind it, officials said.
100 MBTA passengers evacuated in Boston after trolley rolls back into another
The MBTA partially shut down service on the Green Line in Boston because a trolley rolled back into the trolley behind it at Park Street.
Dozens walk out of Green Line tunnel after ‘collision’ between trolleys
Dozens of MBTA passengers were forced to walk their way out of a Green Line tunnel as part of their evening commute on Wednesday night, after a pair of trains collided and stuck together — sort of. About 100 passengers were forced to debark and leave the train on foot when one Green Line trolley apparently rolled backward into another around 7:30 p.
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