Boston duck boat crash raises anew safety questions
A woman riding a scooter was struck and killed Saturday by a duck boat, an amphibious sightseeing vehicle, in downtown Boston.
A woman riding a scooter was struck and killed Saturday by a duck boat, an amphibious sightseeing vehicle, in downtown Boston.
A 29-year-old woman has died after the scooter she was driving was struck by an amphibious sightseeing vehicle in downtown Boston.
The crash happened around 11:30 a.m. Saturday right near the Boston Common, a public park.
A Boston police department spokeswoman said the woman and her male passenger were taken to Massachusetts General Hospital, where the woman died from her injuries. The passenger suffered non-life threatening injuries.
The spokeswoman says there were about 30 passengers on the vessel, known as a duck boat, when the crash happened. There were no other injuries.
A Boston Duck Tours spokesman didn't immediately return a message seeking comment. A person who answered the company's phone declined to comment.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
After four people died when a duck boat driver crashed into a bus in Seattle last September, questions were raised about the safety of the unusual vehicles.聽
海角大神 reported at the time that there are more reported golf cart fatalities than duck boat deaths.聽
In Boston, the boats have become standard features in parades after major sports championships.聽