Justice · Rail worker injuriesNorwood vehicle collision: Six Keolis workers injured, rail service disruptedWritten November 2, 2026 at 6:46 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:07Two maintenance vehicles collided in Norwood, injuring six Keolis workers.0:11Keolis says all six were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries.0:15Both tracks shut down for emergency aid, interrupting commuter service.0:18How are the workers doing, and how far did the disruption spread?0:21The collision happened Monday morning, November2nd, at a railroad work site in0:25Norwood, Massachusetts.0:27The workers were on tracks behind one hundred fifty Hill Street, near Norwood Depot.0:31Police and firefighters responded to the site on the northbound commuter rail0:35tracks.0:35Responders shut both tracks while they helped the injured workers.0:38The injuries were also described as non-life threatening.0:41A preliminary assessment.0:43All six workers needed hospital evaluation, but there hasn't been an update on their0:47recovery.0:48Keolis says the two vehicles collided at low speed while crews were doing track work0:51along the railroad right of way.0:53The vehicles have been described as maintenance or construction equipment.0:56Their exact types haven't been identified.1:04The emergency response times differ by three minutes.1:07Those times describe when crews responded, so they don't pinpoint the collision.1:10Keolis places the low speed impact just before nine that morning.1:13The shutdown disrupted travel beyond Norwood.1:16Morning rail alerts described police activity in the town, and passengers faced a1:20shortened trip, a shuttle connection, and a cancelled departure.1:23Foxboro commuter rail service also ran late.1:26The Forge Park departure ended at Walpole with a shuttle to Reedville.1:29A South Station departure was cancelled.1:31By midday, Foxboro Train7111 was running thirty to forty minutes late between1:37Islington and Foxboro because of earlier police activity.1:40Those service changes describe specific departures and updates from the morning and1:43midday.1:44They don't tell riders whether the same disruptions continued later.1:47A time for full restoration of normal service hasn't been confirmed.1:50Six workers were taken to hospitals, and the preliminary injury assessments were1:54minor and non-life threatening.1:57Their recovery beyond that initial treatment is still unclear.1:59Nobody has explained what caused the two maintenance vehicles to collide.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
