Green Line Train Involved In Crash Was Traveling 3X Speed Limit

BOSTON, MA — The Green Line train that crashed into another train on Friday evening was going three times the speed limit, said the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in a news release Monday.

Federal investigators say one train was going 30 miles per hour and crashed into another going the speed limit of 10 miles per hour.

The crash took place around 6 p.m. near Agganis Arena and caused three train cars to derail. Twenty-seven people, including four MBTA operators, were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

In a news conference Monday, Gov. Charlie Baker said he has been in contact with those who were injured in the crash.

"Thankfully, everybody [taken to the hospital] seems to be OK," he said. "But I’m really anxious to find out exactly what happened because this could have been a far more significant incident than it was given the estimates that are out there on how fast that train was traveling when it hit the other train.”

The NTSB is expected to release a more thorough preliminary report within 30 days and eventually release a final report, at which time Baker said the city will make any necessary changes.

“We fully expect that [the NTSB] will generate both preliminary reports to our team and then ultimately a final report," he said. "Then we’ll work to move on the things that they recommend, which has typically been the way we’ve done historically."

The NTSB is currently looking over the striking train's event recorder, which holds information including speed, brake application, door position, and horn use.