A cabbie plowed into a crowd of fellow drivers near the taxi pool at Logan International Airport this afternoon, injuring 10 in an incident that appears to be accidental.

"There is no indication that this was an intentional act," State Police Major Frank McGinn said. "This appears to be a tragic accident."

McGinn said 10 people were injured — one seriously — and all have been transported to Boston hospitals, some with broken bones and other internal injuries.

The driver does not appear to have sustained a medical episode prior to the incident and it's too early to determine if there was a mechanical failure with the cab, McGinn said.

Of the 10 injured, one driver was in serious condition. All the injured drivers were transported to area hospitals, McGinn said.

The 56-year-old driver, a Cambridge man, has no history of infractions, McGinn said, adding the driver has been cooperative.

He described the cab driver, whose identity currently is not being released by authorities, as a "very nice gentleman."

"The driver is currently being interviewed by state police. We have seized his cab for further investigation," state police spokesman David Procopio said. "The cause of the crash remains under investigation, and more information will be released when appropriate to do so."

Several cab drivers who witnessed the crash told the Herald the taxi appeared to be traveling at speeds up to 80 mph when it veered seemingly out of control around a line of cabs waiting to be dispatched and plowed into an area where cab drivers frequently congregate during break time.

"He's a very nice man," one witness said of the driver, blaming mechanical failure. "He wouldn't hurt anyone. It had to have been the car."

"He was aware of what happened and when we asked him about it, he said the car flew by itself," said Jephet Roseme, 65, cab driver from Brockton who said he talked to the driver of the cab that crashed. "There was nothing he could have done. He felt badly about what happened, but there was nothing he could have done, he barely escaped from the accident. He feels very, very terrible. He was shaking."

Roseme said he was inside the building and came out when he heard a commotion outside. He saw people frantically trying to move the car, he said, and when he joined in the effort he noticed two people were trapped underneath.

The runaway cab hit a small nondenominational worship center before plowing into the crowd. McGinn said to his knowledge no one was inside at the time, and it does not appear the house of worship was targeted

"I think maybe he lost control of the cab or something," said Mohamed Bahaj, a cab driver for four years. "He was going fast, maybe 80."

"The car just accelerated by itself," said cabbie Abdias Pierre, who was also at the pool. "I was sleeping in my cab and when I heard the noise it seemed like an airplane. The cabdriver's a Haitian guy, very nice guy, very cool guy, never talking to people. When I saw who it was I said, this won't be something he did on his own."

Pierre said drivers had congregated to socialize in the area, where there are several stone tables with chairs and cabdrivers frequently gather to play dominoes, eat lunch or play cards.

"There were a lot of people out there, it's a nice day and it wasn't that busy," Pierre said. "People are just outside to enjoy. I could've been there, but this morning I decided to stay in my cab."

The car, a Toyota Camry, came to rest on the side of the taxi pool building

The crash was reported at 1:45 p.m., Boston police Officer Jamie Kenneally said. Boston police, firefighters and EMTs also responded to the scene.

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