A 58-year-old man was killed Saturday evening after his vehicle was struck by an MBTA commuter rail train at a street crossing in Braintree, officials said.
The collision occurred just before 5 p.m. at the Grove Street crossing, near the Braintree/Weymouth line, according to Transit Police Superintendent Richard Sullivan.
The man, driving a black Jeep Cherokee on West Street, “intentionally” drove around the crossing guard as the train was approaching, Sullivan said.
The man, whose name was not released, was pronounced deceased as a result of injuries sustained in the collision, Sullivan said.
“On behalf of the Transit Police and the entire MBTA organization we offer our most sincere condolences to the victim’s family and friends,” Sullivan said.
Sullivan said the crossing safety arm was deployed and all other safety warnings were activated at the time of the crash.
Braintree police said on social media that Grove Street (in Braintree) and West Street (in Weymouth) would be closed to vehicle traffic Saturday evening due to the collision.
Several commuter rail trains were canceled or delayed Saturday evening because of “police activity on the right of way in the Braintree area,” according to online updates from the MBTA. Two Kingston line trains, the 4:15 p.m. inbound and the 5:20 p.m. outbound, were replaced with shuttle bus service, and one inbound Fairmount line train was cancelled.
The incident is under investigation by Transit Police, as well as the Norfolk district attorney’s office, Sullivan said.
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