Young woman hit by car at BU Central T-stop
A young woman was hit by a car as she crossed the westbound lanes on the way from the BU Central T-stop to the courtyard outside Marsh Chapel next to the GSU at about 7.08 PM this evening. The thud created by a car hitting a person is an unpleasant one. The young woman tumbled to the ground and the car that hit her came to an immediate stop. Probably a half dozen people instantly whipped out their cell phones to call 9-1-1, and about an equal number rushed to assist the young woman as best they could.
There was no panic, no screaming, and no theatrics. Some odd-looking bicyclist showed up after a couple of minutes and started waving at the traffic like some cop, which wasn’t such a good idea since he merely distracted the drivers from changing lanes and making their way around the accident.
The first responding unit to make it to the scene was a BU police officer who arrived after about five minutes, just seconds before the first ambulance. Then in rapid succession there was another BU cop, a D-4 Boston cop, a statie, another ambulance and even a fire truck (I think there was a fire truck, but now I’m not sure). All of the responders went about their work in an efficient manner.
A two-person crew from WBZ made it to the scene a few minutes after the emergency personnel. I didn’t stay around to see whether they shot any video.
As far as the accident goes, I’m not sure who was at fault. I sort of dimly perceived that the car had a green light, but I can’t swear on it. Considering how quickly the car came to a full stop it could not have been driving very fast. One factor that may have contributed was the setting sun that stared the westbound traffic right in the face.
I hope the young woman is as OK as she reasonably can be after that spill.
Below is a picture from the scene before the arrival of the emergency personnel.
Always be a defensive driver, always try to pay attention to traffic lights and never cross a street before making sure you can do so safely.
