Woman killed by plow in Norwood; injuries reported in dozen crashes

At least one person has died and several have been injured in car accidents since a massive snow storm rolled into Massachusetts over the weekend.

A 51-year-old woman was struck and killed by a plow in a MBTA parking lot in Norwood Sunday afternoon.

The woman was walking in the lot with her 47-year-old husband around 2 p.m. when both were struck, according to the MBTA Transit Police Department. The man was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Neither victim has been identified by name.

The 33-year-old plow driver was reversing a Ford F350 when he hit the couple, T police Superintendent Richard Sullivan said in a statement to the Herald. The driver is not an MBTA employee and instead works for a private company contracted by the agency for snow removal.

The plow driver, who has also not been named, remained on the scene and was cooperative, Sullivan noted. No charges have yet been filed as of Monday afternoon, and he had no further updates.

T Police detectives are investigating the incident alongside the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office.

“This is an unimaginable horrific incident. On behalf of the Transit Police and the entire MBTA organization we express our most sincere condolences to the victim’s family and friends,” Sullivan said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with them.”

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Of the more than 200 crashes reported to the Mass State Police since the storm started, a dozen have caused injuries, but none have been fatal, according to Chief Community Affairs Officer Sarah Burgess.

The State Police responded to 402 calls for disabled vehicles and 222 crashes. They’ve also responded to seven vehicle fires, 13 motorists assists, and four abandoned vehicles as of Monday afternoon, with additional inch and five inches of snowfall expected into the evening.

Gov. Maura Healey has urged residents to stay home, if they can, or take public transit while road conditions were impacted by the heavy snow, that totaled over 20 inches in some parts of the state.

“If you can, stay off the roads and let our crews work,” the governor said to resident via social media Monday. “Huge thanks to everyone who worked through the night — and are still out there — keeping people safe.”

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