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Nov 14, 2008 4:36 pm US/Eastern

Commuter Train Slams Into Car In Abington

Check: MBTA Service Alerts

ABINGTON (WBZ) ―

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WBZ

An MBTA commuter train slammed into a car on the tracks in Abington Friday afternoon.

MBTA spokesman Joe Pesaturo told WBZ it started when a driver tried to move his car around the crossing gate, which was down as the train approached.

The driver, 30-year-old Kevin Rutledge, of Kingston, was still in the car when it was hit by the train. However, he did not suffer life-threatening injuries.

Rutledge was taken to South Shore Hospital as a precaution. He will be cited for driving around the gate.

There were 30 passengers with the crew on the Kingston-Plymouth inbound train. No one was hurt.

Passengers were bused from South Weymouth to Braintree while the accident scene was cleared.