COHASSET – Police responded the morning of Wednesday, April 2, after a person was struck and killed by an MBTA commuter rail train bound for Boston from Scituate. The incident happened between the Sohier Street crossing and the Rocky Lane bridge.
Police and fire units responded to the scene about 9:35 a.m. and were unsuccessful in their attempts to save the victim.
Service on the Greenbush Commuter Line was halted for about four hours while officials from the Cohasset, MBTA Transit and State police, as well as the Norfolk District Attorney's office investigated the scene and took care of the victim.
The victim's identity has been withheld pending notification of family.
This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: 1 dead in commuter train crash in Cohasset