CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Boston-area transit police say a man has been struck and killed by a commuter train in Cambridge.
Police, firefighters and emergency medical crews responded to the incident shortly before 12:30 p.m. Sunday.
Transit police with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority say the man was about 60 years old and was trespassing on the tracks when he was struck by an inbound Fitchburg Line MBTA commuter rail rain. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police and the local district attorney’s office are investigating, but say foul play is not suspected.
The man’s name hasn’t been released.
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Trespasser struck on Fitchburg Line in Cambridge. TPD detectives on scene. Foul play not suspected. Follow link for further. #MBTA https://t.co/NnfMs8rzJJ
— MBTA Transit Police (@MBTATransitPD) January 21, 2018
Transit Police on right of way on Fitchburg Line in Belmont. Updates to follow. Expect delays.
— MBTA Transit Police (@MBTATransitPD) January 21, 2018
Fitchburg Update: Train 2405 (1:10 pm from North Station) is operating 20-30 minutes behind schedule between Waverly and Wachusett due to earlier police activity on the right of way near Porter Square.
— MBTA Commuter Rail (@MBTA_CR) January 21, 2018
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