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  • Witness video captures dramatic rescue after Sudbury Road train–SUV crash

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📰 News we're reading

• Video shows woman rescued from car after it was struck by a train (wcvb.com) — Bystanders in Concord rushed to free a woman from her SUV after it was struck by an MBTA Fitchburg Line train on Sudbury Road near Grant and Thoreau Streets. Video shows people clearing a damaged crossing arm and opening the car door before officials took the driver to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
   

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Bedford

  • Raynham Police Arrest Driver Who Returned for Discarded Firearm (wbsm.com)

Sudbury

  • Sudbury To Mark 25th Anniversary Of September 11 Attacks (patch.com)
  • Sudbury Road Closed Due To Water Main Break (patch.com)

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