A recently released video shows debris falling at a Boston MBTA station, nearly striking a man on the train platform Monday.
The MBTA confirmed the incident Friday, saying no one was hurt and the area was cordoned off after “debris from the ceiling fell along the wall.”
Video from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation shows debris falling to the ground next to a man standing on the platform for incoming Red Line service.
According to the MBTA, repair work was done and debris was removed overnight.
“The area was deemed safe early Tuesday morning and the barriers were removed from the area prior to the start of service,” the MBTA said in a statement Friday.
If this sounds familiar, it’s not the first time this year that debris has fallen on or near an MBTA rider.
In March, a 25-pound insulation panel collapsed at Harvard Station in Cambridge, nearly hitting another Red Line passenger, “at the time I didn’t know what had fallen. I was in such a state of shock. I really couldn’t understand everything until I got out of the train station and stopped, went to the sidewalk and stood there to calm down,” said Cianna Navarro.
At the same station, a utility box fell and injured another woman in May. She is suing the MBTA.
