WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - A 14-year-old female was pronounced dead as a result of injuries sustained after being struck by an MBTA Commuter Rail train in Worcester Thursday night.
According to transit police, at approximately 8 p.m. “a group of juveniles were trespassing on the right of way on the Framingham/Worcester Line in the vicinity of the 100 block of Atlas Street in Worcester.”
Home security footage shows the teens pointing at the train tracks and telling police that their friend was hit by the train.
“We found out they were friends of the girl who got killed I’m pretty sure and they were taking eyewitness statements of what happened,” said Joe Boucher, who lives near the tracks.
Boucher says he knew something had happened.
“I think it was a total of nine cruisers that went by the house in around two minutes. I was really concerned what was going on,” said Boucher.
Authorities said their preliminary investigation suggests the victim was positioned in the right of way and was struck by a Commuter Rail train.
“On behalf of the Transit Police and the entire MBTA organization we offer our most heartfelt condolences to the decedent’s family and friends,” transit police said in a statement. Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this most unimaginable difficult and profound tragedy.”
Alan Perry has lived by the tracks for nearly 23 years and says you can get very close to the fast moving trains.
“You can just walk up to the tracks yeah … when my kids and grandkids were young I used to take them up to watch the trains,” said Perry.
“Its very dangerous and that train comes around that corner – there’s a corner up there where it comes around pretty quick… Its just sad,” said Boucher.
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