Duck boat had the right of way, police say

A pedestrian was hit by a duck boat in Boston Sunday morning.The incident happened on the corner of Newbury and Clarendon Streets around 11:30 a.m. Boston police said the pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital. The pedestrian admitted they were crossing contrary to the signal. Police said the investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed at this time. "We are grateful to learn from police that no one was seriously injured in today's incident," a spokesperson for Boston Duck Tours said. The driver of the boat stayed at the scene. It's the second crash in Boston involving a duck boat in three months. Twenty-eight-year-old Allison Warmuth was riding a scooter when she was struck and killed April 30 near Boston Common.Get the WCVB News App

A pedestrian was hit by a duck boat in Boston Sunday morning.

The incident happened on the corner of Newbury and Clarendon Streets around 11:30 a.m.


Boston police said the pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital.

The pedestrian admitted they were crossing contrary to the signal. Police said the investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed at this time.





"We are grateful to learn from police that no one was seriously injured in today's incident," a spokesperson for Boston Duck Tours said.

The driver of the boat stayed at the scene.

It's the second crash in Boston involving a duck boat in three months. Twenty-eight-year-old Allison Warmuth was riding a scooter when she was struck and killed April 30 near Boston Common.