Two injured after incident during track maintenance on MBTA

BOSTON — Two people were injured after an incident during track maintenance on the MBTA.

According to an MBTA spokesperson, the incident occurred before 6 a.m. Tuesday morning.

A track maintenance vehicle made contact with another one near JFK/UMass Station.

One worker was injured in the leg and another suffered a wrist injury. Both were taken to a local hospital. The person with a wrist injury was treated and released.

“We are committed to creating a culture of safety, the MBTA said in a statement. “We are thoroughly investigating to identify any factors that contributed to this and will use the findings to further improve our safety protocols and practices,” they added.

Additional details were not available.

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