BOSTON (WHDH) - The MBTA operator involved in a trolley collision in Mattapan has been let go from the job.

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In a statement, officials said the employee jeopardized the safety of passengers and others when two trolleys collided on the Mattapan line back in December.

The crash left 17 people injured.

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