Boston Duck Boat in a 3-Vehicle Crash

Three vehicles, one of them a duck boat, were involved in a 3-vehicle crash this afternoon in downtown Boston, the Boston Globe reported.

Luckily, no one was injured in the traffic incident. According to the authorities, the crash, which involved a truck, a car, and the duck boat occurred in front of 55 Court Street.

Police say it was not immediately clear if any of the drivers would be cited for traffic violations.

Some duck boat passengers reported that the car driver cut the duck boat off while it was on Court Street, Cindy Brown, general manager for the Boston Duck Tours company, said. The said in comment cards that it was not the duck boat operator's fault, she said.

Although it is not known exactly how many people were on the duck boat, Brown said it was "relatively full" at the time of the accident. Duck boats usually hold a maximum of 32 passengers.

Since no one was hurt, the duck tour continued after Boston police checked out the duck boat and allowed it to leave.

Still, to be on the safe side, before the duck boat took switched from land to water, the company transferred the passengers to a spare duck boat before it dipped into the Charles River for that portion of the tour.