Memorial held for man killed in Red Line accident

BOSTON — Dozens gathered for a memorial Saturday inside Charles St. A.M.E. Church in Roxbury to honor the man killed in the Red Line accident on April 10.

Family and friends shared their memories of Robinson Lalin, who was killed in that accident three weeks ago.

Investigators say his arm got caught in the door of the Red Line as he was getting off the train, and he was dragged by the train.

“Why did the door close and drag him as he was innocently walking off the train?” said Rev. Gregory Groover, who led the memorial Saturday.

Rev. Groover says Lalin’s family still has questions as to how this could have happened.

“This is the time for the T, for the agency to take full stock in inventory and move expeditiously in making sure the trains for people from greater Boston ride every day are safe,” said Rev. Groover.

The MBTA gave their condolences to Lalin’s family during a board meeting in April, but his family says they still have yet to hear anything from the agency directly.

“That’s not speaking to the family,” said Rev. Groover. “We can do better than that.”

While this family mourns this loss, they also celebrate the 39 years of life they had with Lalin, and they hope once the NTSB wraps up its investigation into his death, they’ll finally have some closure.

“The family only asks that the investigation will be thorough and will be complete and that it should wrap up after 3 weeks, it should not go on and on and on indefinitely,” said Rev. Groover.

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