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After Getting Leg Caught In Gap On Train Platform, Woman Begs People Not To Call Ambulance Because Of Cost
Boston Globe: A Woman Got Her Leg Caught In The Gap Of An Orange Line Train — And Then Begged For No Ambulance Because Of The Cost
When a 45-year-old woman’s leg became caught in the gap between an Orange Line train and the platform Friday afternoon, she was in agony. The cut on her leg went down to the bone. Beyond her pain, she had another fear. Shaking and crying, she begged people not to call an ambulance. “Do you know how much an ambulance costs?” she wept. Her fellow passengers rushed to her aid. One man stood behind her so she could lean on him. Another passenger placed a cold bottle of water to her leg. And at least 10 people pushed on the car together, moving it just enough for the woman to pull free, according to a video of the accident the MBTA released Monday. (Cramer and Cote, 7/2)
