crash_reports: 1900000813

Bus#1 was turning right from Chestnut Street to Woodward Street when it struck a traffic signal light knocking it over; the post then landed on the fence of 702 Chestnut street causing minor damage to the fence. -Op Bus#1 stated he was traveling north on Chestnut Street and was making the turn from Chestnut Street on to Woodward Street when he observed a an unknown MV coming toward him as he was turning onto Woodward Street. He stated the operator of the unknown Mv who did not observed the wide angle which the bus needed to make the turn safely and continued forward toward the bus . Op Bus#1 stated he tightened his turn in order to avoid colliding with the oncoming MV striking the post. Op bus#1 stated he pulled over to asses the damage to the bus and the post cause by the collision. He stated the unknown MV continued traveling in an unknown direction. Op bus# stated he did not strike the vehicle. He contacted his the shift supervisor to report the incident. -Next spoke to the resident of 702 Chestnut Street who exchanged information with the MBTA shift supervisor regarding the damage to the fence. - I observed damage to the right rear panel next to the bus's rear door. I observe green paint transference on the panel a result of striking the base of the traffic signal post. I next observe the post was leaning on the fence. I observed bends and dents on the surface of the top bar of the fence and paint chip offs. I took picture of the damage to the bus and the property involved. - There were no injuries reported at the time of the collision and no vehicle was towed from the scene.