Cohasset

Man killed by MBTA commuter train in Cohasset

The train was headed toward Scituate at the time of the incident, which brought heavy delays along the Greenbush Line

Investigators at the scene of a person's death at a train crossing in Cohasset, Massachusetts, on Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023.
Cohasset Police Department

A man was hit and killed by an MBTA commuter train in Cohasset on Saturday, police said.

The incident involved a man in his 50s on the tracks south of Cohasset Station, police said. They were called about 12:13 p.m. for the investigation.

It wasn't immediately clear if the man, who hasn't been identified, was on the tracks accidentally or had placed himself there intentionally. Police said they were investigating along with MBTA Transit Police and state police, and the medical examiner's office would determine how the man died.

The train was headed toward Scituate at the time of the incident, which brought heavy delays along the Greenbush Line. Lower King Street was also closed for about three hours during the investigation, police said.

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