A tragic incident occurred during the chaos of a winter storm in Norwood, Massachusetts, where a woman was struck and killed by a snowplow. As reported by CBS Boston, the event transpired around 2 p.m. yesterday at the MBTA Norwood Central parking lot. The woman, 51, was walking alongside her husband, 47, when they were both hit by a Ford F350 operated by a 33-year-old plow driver.
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while her husband was rushed to a local hospital with injuries but is expected to survive. The plow driver, employed by a private company contracted by the MBTA for snow removal, remained on the scene and cooperated with the authorities. This statement stood amidst the havoc wrought by the storm, which led to more than a foot of snowfall across Massachusetts.
MBTA Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan expressed the agency's deep sorrow over the incident. "This is an unimaginable, horrific incident," Sullivan said. "On behalf of the Transit Police and the entire MBTA organization we express our most sincere condolences to the victim's family and friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with them." This was echoed in a NBC Boston report.
Local transit police detectives and the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office are conducting a comprehensive investigation; however, details surrounding the circumstances of the tragedy have not yet been released. The broader impact of the storm was felt statewide, as Massachusetts State Police responded to nearly 150 crashes, seven of which resulted in injuries.
