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Ten injured as taxi strikes people at Boston’s Logan airport

Local police department says crash does not appear to be an intentional act

A police officer walks past the scene of the crash at Logan International Airport in Boston. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters
A police officer walks past the scene of the crash at Logan International Airport in Boston. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters
Mon Jul 03 2017 - 20:08

A crash that injured 10 people near Boston’s Logan International Airport does not appear to be an intentional act, according to police.

A Massachusetts State Police official said the crash is believed to be a case of “operator error” in which the driver stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake.

The 56-year-old taxi driver’s vehicle struck the pedestrians in a taxi-queuing area on Monday afternoon near the East Boston airport.

State police spokesman David Procopio said 10 people were injured, some seriously.

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Video of the scene showed a white taxi with front end damage at rest against a building and near some picnic tables. Mr Procopio said based on the preliminary investigation, “there is no information that suggests the crash was intentional”.

AP