(The Associated Press circulated the following on May 31.)
CANTON, Mass. — Three people injured in a commuter train crash have filed a personal injury lawsuit against the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and three companies connected to the incident.
The lawyer for the plaintiffs, Robert Norton, tells the Patriot Ledger of Quincy that he thinks his is the first personal injury lawsuit resulting from the March 25 crash.
The incident occurred when a runaway freight car from a lumber yard struck the MBTA commuter train in Canton during rush hour, injuring 150 passengers.
The plaintiffs are Vickie Beaulieu of Easton, Jennifer Kimbrel of Stoughton and Mary Ellen Gleason of Canton.
Massachusetts Bay Commuter Railroad Co., which operates commuter rail service; CSX Transportation; and lumber company Cohenno Inc. are also named as defendants.
The MBTA previously sued CSX Transportation and a lumber company.