A short circuit on an MBTA Red Line train allowed it to accelerate out of a station while a passenger was trapped in a door, despite the presence of a failsafe that typically prevents vehicle movement while a door is obstructed, federal investigators concluded. The National Transportation Safety Board deemed the short circuit the probable cause of the fatal accident…

It’s a visceral feeling. A churning in Kelvin Lalin’s stomach each time a train rolls by. “I can’t see the T sign without feeling sick,” he said, his voice breaking. It’s been more than year since Lalin lost his uncle, Robinson Lalin. On April 10, 2022, Robinson was stepping off a Red Line train at Broadway Station when his...

Robinson Lalin, 39, of Dorchester died after being dragged into the track area as the train left the station

The estate of a man who was dragged to his death when his arm became stuck in the door of a Red Line train last April is suing the MBTA.

The MBTA this week put the operator of a Red Line train that dragged a passenger to his death in April on unpaid leave. According to the Boston Globe, agency spokesperson Joe Pesaturo said the unpaid suspension is the result of “rules violations” related to the April 10 incident in which 39-year-old Robinson Lalin died.

The investigation into the tragic dragging death of a man on the Red Line has revealed few answers publicly, and watchdog groups say the MBTA needs to be more forthcoming. The MBTA has remained quiet about the sequence of events that led to the death of 39-year-old Robinson Lalin, whose arm became stuck in a door before a train took…

The family of a 39-year-old Dorchester man killed in an incident on the Red Line early Sunday morning is devastated and trying to understand what happened.

The family of a 39-year-old Dorchester man killed in an incident on the Red Line early Sunday morning is devastated and trying to understand what happened.