Driver hospitalized after crashing on Commuter Rail tracks in Allston

BOSTON (WHDH) - A driver who crashed through a fence and onto the Commuter Rail tracks in Allston early Friday morning was taken to a local hospital, officials said.

Authorities responding to the area of Cambridge Street around 2:20 a.m. found a broken fence and a heavily damaged car hanging off the eastbound side of the tracks for the Worcester/Framingham line.

Paramedics transported the 26-year-old driver to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A tester train traveling 70 mph down the track had to be stopped about 30 seconds from the crash scene, Boston District Fire Chief Garry Pilot said.

“If this had happened during the course of the day, there could have been two or three trains that hit him before anything could have been done,” Pilot added.

A preliminary investigation suggests the driver came from Franklin Street, drove over a curb and through the protective barrier fence, passing all five rails of track before coming to a standstill, transit police said.

Fire officials say the Lynn man was likely speeding prior to the crash.

Crews worked throughout the morning to fix the impacted tracks and repair the fence.

The crash remains under investigation.

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