BOSTON (AP) – A box truck crashed into a building in Boston’s Chinatown neighbourhood and hit several pedestrians before flipping onto its side, city officials said. The driver and five others were injured in what authorities said appears to have been an accident.
“At least at this preliminary juncture, we don’t have any reason to believe that this was an intentional act,” Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden said at a news conference. “It may very well end up being a tragic accident.”
Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said four people were hospitalised. The driver and one pedestrian were in critical condition early on, but several hours later the driver’s condition had improved.
Two others declined medical treatment at the scene.
Cox and others noted that the outcome could have been far worse given the location.
“This is such a busy part of the city, right on the middle of the day, people going back and forth on their way to get lunch and support our small businesses,” Mayor Michelle Wu said.
“And so it’s quite shocking to see the scene as it stands right now.” The Boston Fire Department, on social media, said the Penske truck struck multiple poles and was wedged between a pole and the building.
