MBTA leaders have launched a new “fatigue awareness campaign” targeting the transit agency’s bus operators amid a recent spike in dangerous incidents involving buses around Greater Boston.
Last month, an MBTA bus crashed into several parked cars and two homes in Medford. The incident occurred at the intersection of Madison Street and Playstead Road just before 2 a.m. on a Sunday morning.
The crash is still under investigation, according to the T’s Chief Safety Officer Tim Lesniak. Transit police said in the aftermath of the incident that the bus’ operator showed signs of being drowsy or asleep before the crash. They said the driver had been suspended and that criminal charges were warranted…