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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