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Posts tagged as “accident”

FAA Scare

By editorialteam on March 14, 2025

While Flying is Still Relatively Safe, MWCC Community Acknowledges Recent Events

By Benjamin Heffner | Staff Writer

Los Angeles International Airport
Photo by Josh M on Unsplash

Since the January 29, 2025 fatal Mid-air collision in Washington D.C. between an American Airline and a Black hawk helicopter,  several other incidents have made their way into the news, including a fatal MedVac crash in Philadelphia, a Delta Airlines flight overturning and catching fire on the runway while landing in Toronto, and a midair collision in Arizona.  These incidents, coupled with President’s Trump’s administration’s laying off of over 400 Federal Aviation Administration employees and 200 Transportation Safety Administration, has led to flying in the news more frequently. In relation to this news, some at Mount Wachusett Community College find themselves reflecting on the safety of air travel, even as it remains statistically less dangerous than driving. read more

Three MWCC Students Injured in MART Bus Accident

By editorialteam on December 19, 2024

By Benjamin Heffner | Observer Contributor

Photo by Samuel Nieves
An interior view of the bus windshield, cracked by a light post.

Three MWCC students were injured on November 26 after they were struck by an oncoming MART bus. According to a statement released by Campus Police, at approximately 7:50 AM, the MART bus was attempting to make a turn near the Lot B bus stop when the students were struck. 

Samuel Nieves, who was on the bus at the time of the incident, said that as the bus was turning, it suddenly accelerated onto the curb, colliding with students and hitting a light pole, causing the windshield to crack. The bus hit the students from behind as they were walking on the sidewalk heading to class. “It was like a horror movie,” Nieves said. He added that the bus driver was the same one he saw every morning and that he never noticed any problems. read more