MBTA bus strikes fence, tree in Mattapan; 1 person injured

One person was injured early Thursday when a Massachusetts Turnpike Authority bus struck a fence in Boston.The crash happened at 6 a.m. in the city’s Mattapan neighborhood. Officials said the bus was traveling on Cummins Highway near Harvard Street when the driver swerved to avoid another motor vehicle. The bus struck a tree and a fence on the property of W.C. Canniff & Sons.Damage was reported to the front of the bus. One passenger was taken to a local hospital to be treated for minor injuries. The crash remains under investigation.

BOSTON —

One person was injured early Thursday when a Massachusetts Turnpike Authority bus struck a fence in Boston.

The crash happened at 6 a.m. in the city’s Mattapan neighborhood. Officials said the bus was traveling on Cummins Highway near Harvard Street when the driver swerved to avoid another motor vehicle.

The bus struck a tree and a fence on the property of W.C. Canniff & Sons.

Damage was reported to the front of the bus.

One passenger was taken to a local hospital to be treated for minor injuries.

The crash remains under investigation.