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14-year-old girl, with group of teens, fatally struck by commuter rail train in Worcester
A group of teens trespassed on the right of way of the Framingham/Worcester Line around 8 p.m. Thursday in the Atlas Street area.
A teenager in Worcester was hit and killed by an MBTA commuter rail train Thursday night, officials said.
A group of teens trespassed on the right of way of the Framingham/Worcester Line around 8 p.m. in the Atlas Street area, Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan wrote in a statement.
An initial investigation suggests a 14-year-old girl in the group was on the tracks and struck by the train, Sullivan said. The girl was pronounced dead as a result of her injuries.
“On behalf of the Transit Police and the entire MBTA organization we offer our most heartfelt condolences to the decedent’s family and friends,” Sullivan said in the statement. “Our thoughts and prayers are with them during this most unimaginable difficult and profound tragedy.”
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Transit Police detectives and the Worcester County District Attorney’s office are investigating the incident. Foul play is not suspected, and there were no further updates as of Friday morning.
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