Shuttle Accident
November 20, 2022
Dear Faculty and Staff,
We are sorry to have to share some terrible news; there was a serious accident involving Brandeis' Boston-Cambridge shuttle on Saturday night; 27 riders went to the hospital and one person has died. The university's Incident Command team is working through the night to gather information and offering support to students; please see our notification to students below.
We will be updating the community as we have more information; in the coming days, we know we can rely on our community to offer extra support to our students during this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Carol Fierke, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Stew Uretsky, Executive Vice President for Administration and Finance
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Dear students,
I write to you with a heavy heart as we begin to learn the early details of Saturday night’s Boston-Cambridge shuttle accident and we await word on the condition of 27 riders who were transported to area hospitals. Sadly, we know that one person on the shuttle has died. We ask that anyone with information about the accident please reach out to Brandeis Public Safety at 781-736-3333. We will update our community as we learn more information.
The Brandeis Counseling Center can be reached 24-7 at 781-736-3730 and is available to assist students throughout the night. The Counseling Center will be open Sunday from 12 to 4 with grief counselors; students are encouraged to drop in for support. The Dean of Students Office, the Office of Graduate Student Affairs, and the Center for Spiritual Life will be open Monday-Wednesday this week.
Please consider reaching out to your family and close friends to let them know that you are safe. I encourage you to check in on your friends in the coming days and to be gentle with yourself and those around you.
Sincerely,
Andrea Dine
Interim Vice President for Student Affairs