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Nashoba valley ski area. Erika doug meehans live in westford. Doug this ski area is in prep mode for the upcoming ski season. As of this noon there is a great sense of loss and grief on the property. Not a lot of information being released about what happened earlier this morning but the incident taking place further down into that property. Sky 5 providing a view of the kept and maintained. In a statement from management they are confirming that Westford Police is on the premises investigating the death of an employee. We are being told the death was unwitnessed. The general manager saying the employees especially employee was treasured by both his family and our staff and that they are closely cooperating with the investigation. The name of that employee has at this point is not considered suspicious. Emily a Tennessee Community in mourning. At least five children kil ....
With investigator, trying to get to the bottom of this. The reporter well, mark, i asked transportation secretary stephanie pollack about these passengers reports about a cord being wrapped around what they believed was an accelerator in the cab of this operator and she said its all part of a very active investigation. An investigation she says that focuses specifically and primarily on operator error. And we know tonight, that it was a nightmare commute for about 50 passengers on the redline. Take a look at this video. Sources tell me, 28 years, mbta veteran David Vasquez was the operator of this train. Pollack would not confirm his identity, but she told reporters the operator could not start the train this morning. Because of a signal issue. And put it into whats been called bypass mode, what is called bypass mode and then that operator stepped off the train. Both sets of brakes on the train vasquez sustained minor none of the p ....
In the maximum speed position. The cord was wrapped through there, so it stays on the high speed and walkie talkie itself was stuck there. Ed is the one who broke the operator compartment door open and discovered there was no one running the train, even after he saw the operator, board just braintree. I keep the door, opened the conductor. The reporter several passengers telling fox 25 the microphone cord was wrapped around the controller, but the first t officials or in its train after it stopped unwrapped it, as they were securing the train. This photo shows the cabin right after. His wallet was there and there was something tied around the power thing, which registers how fast you go. Did he kill himself . He was trying to kill us or whatever, because the conductor wars not in there. The whole ordeal left passengers concerned and shaken up, even hours later. We went from braintree to and no one even told us. The reporter ed was telling us that investigators did show up at his work t ....
Nouns this is the fox25 morning announcer this is the fox25 morning news. Julie good wednesday morning, 4 30 on october 21. I am jewel. Daniel i am daniel miller. Meteorologist Sarah Wroblewski tracking the risk of showers. Sarah closer and closer to that 70degree mark as we head into the day tomorrow. But today is all about location. We have a weather boundary drift through the region. To the north of that boundary will be cool. To the south it will be mild. We are actually going to see this boundary shift further hours. Clouds. A few sprinkles. Note. Low 60s. 58 in boston. 55 in lynn. A little bit cooler to the north and west in worcester county, southwestern New Hampshire is where we have temperatures in the 40s. And it is the further north you go, you are going to see cooler conditions for the day today with a lot of clouds around. We will also be tracking a few spot sho ....