Boston, MA — April 1, 2025, at least six were injured as the result of a box truck accident that happened around 12:48 p.m. off Kneeland Street.

Preliminary details about the accident say that it took place off the corner of the Kneeland Street and Harrison Avenue intersection.

According to current details in the news, pedestrians were along the side of the roadway at the time when it appears a Penske box truck somehow left the roadway and crashed. As a result, multiple pedestrians were hit by the truck.

Due to the collision, at least six injuries were reported. Four were taken to the hospital, and one person was reportedly in critical condition. Right now, the cause of the accident remains unconfirmed.

Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman

With these types of trucks, it's important that investigators are more thorough than what people may generally envision for a crash investigation. Obviously, looking into things like fatigue, intoxication, distraction, and speeding are important. However, if this happened to be a rental truck or one used for commercial purposes, maintenance issues and vehicle condition also are crucial to consider.

Say, for example, someone goes and rents a truck for some personal business, and the rental company gives them a truck with bald tires. If that contributes to an accident, the rental company may be responsible for that. Or, if the driver was working for a company that put off routine maintenance work to help their bottom line, that's unacceptable behavior which needs to be addressed before more people get hurt.

Those are just examples, to be clear, of why a careful and thorough investigation is so important here. Maybe authorities have taken steps to preserve the truck and make sure it's analyzed properly, but it sometimes takes outside pressure from the victims and families involved to make sure that happens.